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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






10. 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






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






12. Changing languages at word level






13. Outward evidence of language competence






14. 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






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






16. Observable - clearly defined components of language






17. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






23. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






25. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






26. 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






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






28. 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'






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






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






31. Learning language to survive






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






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






34. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






36. Outcome of formal instruction






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






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






39. Two languages in a community






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






41. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






42. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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