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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. 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






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






3. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






5. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






7. 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






8. Foreign words that have become permanent part of recipient language. part of continuum of codeswitching






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






10. 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






11. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






12. 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






13. 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






14. Two years maximum in mother tongue






15. 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






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






17. Learning language to survive






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






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






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






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






22. Literacy can be used to maintain hegemony/control masses and it can also be a liberator






23. Outcome of formal instruction






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






25. 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






26. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






28. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






30. Inner - mental representation of language






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






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






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






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






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






36. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Supreme Court declared a state law prohibiting the teaching of a foreign language unconstitutional under 14th Amendment. Found that proficiency in other language was not 'injurious to health or morals of child






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






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






45. Chinese student against San Francisco School District - said that students didn't receive equal education when taught in language they don't understand. Result: ESL classes - English tutoring and bilingual education for English Language Learners






46. Two languages in a community






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






48. 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






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






50. Language learner is adapting to new culture - degree to which new language is gained depends on degree to which person integrates self into new culture