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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Castaneda argued that Texas school district was violating his children's rights by not offering them bilingual education to help them overcome their language barriers. Decision: district had to provide bilingual education to help students overcome hu






2. Starts with 100% immersion in second language - reducing after 2-3 yrs to 80% for next 3-4 yrs - then ending junior schooling with apx. 50% immersion






3. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






4. Plaintiffs sued the state to complain about appalling conditions of public schools. included specific provisions state better bilingual education instruction was needed. State settled and is making changed throughout the state






5. Promoted foreign language acquisition due to Cold War; fear that US wouldn't be able to compete in international world






6. When equal numbers of minority and majority language students are in the same classroom. aim is to produce balanced bilinguals. language compartmentalization






7. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






8. Ability to use verbal and non - verbal communication strategies to compensate for gaps in language user's knowledge






9. The ability to think about the nature and functions of language






10. Majority language students learn minority language. works better if there is high incentive (economic - social) for students to learn language






11. Differences between two languages that might pose problems for the teacher/students - was later found that many errors couldn't be explained through a negative transfer from the first to second language






12. Second language acquisition depends on the extent to which first language is developed






13. Federal case that determined segregation of Mexican and Mexican - American students in Orange County was unconstitutional






14. Outward evidence of language competence






15. Humans are cognitively wired for language and have universal - abstract nature of rules that underlie competence






16. Need to emphasize speaking and writing (ability to communicate with others) in addition to input (listening and reading) in the classroom






17. Authorized by Congress in 1978 - allowing native language to be used only as much as necessary to develop English skills






18. Ability to use particular social strategies to achieve communicative goals - i.e. know when to interrupt - how to initiate conversation






19. Required that immigrants learn English






20. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






21. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






22. When children use their home language as a means of instruction with goal of full bilingualism. native language protected and developed alongside English. minority language used 50%+ of the time. Mostly elementary schools






23. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






24. Awareness of sociocultural context in which language concerned is used by native speakers






25. Two years maximum in mother tongue






26. Outcome of formal instruction






27. Acquires both languages at the same time and prior to the age of 3






28. Ability to use appropriate strategies in constructing texts and spoken discourse






29. Effect on self - esteem and ego - new cultural reference






30. Moving back and forth between registers - dialects - or languages. change languages at phrase level






31. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






32. Simply reading and writing so one can operate in society (usu. low level) - reading and writing seen as separate skills






33. Goal: assimilation. contain bilingual kids but are barely bilingual in nature






34. Literacy: learning to read/write naturally for a purpose - for meaningful communication and for inherent pleasure. Reading and writing seen as connected - demands process of learning is interesting and relevant to student






35. Occurs when there are contextual supports and props to support language (functional meaning)






36. Aim is to be bilingual and bicultural without loss of achievement. form depends on when child begins.






37. Minority language speakers are denied access to programs/schools






38. Type of second language information received when learning language






39. The ability to interact with text in reading or writing in order to produce meaning






40. Language learning is made possible by acquiring distinct set of speech habits. Lessons should move from simple to complex linguistics






41. People have two separate language systems for each language then share a separate non - verbal system that is shared by both






42. Changing languages at word level






43. Inner - mental representation of language






44. Requires that language sub skills are repeated until they move from being controlled to automatic; difficult to delete.






45. Language teaching is about conveying meaning - focus on socially appropriate forms of communication; suggests learners need to identify some of their own errors. Implicit rule formation rather than explicit habit






46. Hearing/reading a lesson/passage in one language and the development of the work in another. Promotes more thorough understanding






47. Learning language to survive






48. Can be measured in six different ways. need to measure in ways beyond linguistic competence






49. Ability for person to come up with multiple answers to a problem (more creative thinkers)






50. Allows around 40% of classroom teaching in the mother tongue until the 6th grade