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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. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






2. Individual characteristics affect language input: ability - aptitude - attitude - motivation






3. Decline in speaker's first language proficiency while a second language is being learned






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






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






6. Major education reform. set high standards for immigrant communities and continued federal support for bilingual programs. acknowledged benefits of bilingual education






7. Immersion: optional - thrives on conviction - students generally start with same lack of experience in second language - additive bilingualism.






8. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Most supported by VII funds. students are temporarily allowed to use native tongue until they are competent enough to move into mainstream education






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






15. Essentially wanted to end bilingual education - only leaving sheltered English programs. Largely decreased enrollment in bilingual education programs - but still some parents/schools could opt in to bilingual






16. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






17. Idea that the further the child moves to balanced bilingualism - the more likely cognitive advantages exist. 1st threshold: enough proficiency to avoid negative effects. 2nd threshold: enough for advantages to exist






18. Changing languages at word level






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






20. 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






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






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






23. People who translate and sometimes transform ideas into socially acceptable terms






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






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






26. Students are taught with simplified vocab






27. 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






28. Outcome of formal instruction






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






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






31. Skills in literacy of primary language can be transferred to second language






32. Minority students in submersion programs but are pulled out to have ESL lessons. Students fall behind on classroom content and seen as remedial






33. Bilingual doesn't equal two monolinguals in one person - can't measure against native speaker. Different languages in different contexts






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






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






36. Refers to those people whose experiences are not well represented by their language and therefore have difficulties expressing their thoughts and feelings verbally






37. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






38. Language is a matter of habit forming; careful control of input by teacher very important






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






40. 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






41. A language minority separates from the language majority in order to protect their language






42. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






44. Learning language to survive






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






46. Awareness of social nature and communicative functions of language (when to use which language - etc.). Allows bilinguals to correct errors faster and understand needs of listener






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






48. 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






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






50. Two languages in a community