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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






2. Inner - mental representation of language






3. Two years maximum in mother tongue






4. Brain is a complex network of links between information - links are strengthened when repetitively activated






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






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






7. 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






8. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






9. Learning language to survive






10. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






11. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






13. Outward evidence of language competence






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






15. 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






16. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






18. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






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






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






21. Minority language student taught entirely in majority language - first language is replaced. Students cannot develop cognitively






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






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






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






25. Two languages in a community






26. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






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






29. Ralph Yarborough introduced Bilingual Education Act as an amendment. Enacted in 1968. Indicated that bilingual programs were part of the federal education system.






30. Idea that languages constitute two 'balloons' in the brain and there's only so much room for both of them. Incorrect - languages share






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






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






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






35. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






37. 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






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






39. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






40. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






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






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






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






44. IQ tests - force students to converge onto one answer






45. Changing languages at word level






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






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






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






49. Required that immigrants learn English






50. 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