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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. 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. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






4. Two languages in a community






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






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






14. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






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






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






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






18. Inner - mental representation of language






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






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






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






22. Outcome of formal instruction






23. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






24. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






26. 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






27. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Required that immigrants learn English






35. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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. 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






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






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






41. 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'






42. 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






43. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Changing languages at word level






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






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