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






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






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






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






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






6. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






7. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






8. Learn second language with little pressure to replace/remove first






9. 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






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






11. Outcome of formal instruction






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






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






23. Happens when learner has weak identification with own ethnic group - does not regard their ethnic group as inferior to dominant group - finds their position mobile and wishes to move into 'out - group'






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






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






30. Two languages in a community






31. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






33. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






34. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






36. Changing languages at word level






37. Type of second language information received when learning language






38. Learning language to survive






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






40. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Someone who does not have total competency in either language






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






47. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






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






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






50. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages