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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Acquires both languages at the same time and prior to the age of 3






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






3. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






4. 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






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






6. Changing languages at word level






7. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






8. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






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






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






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






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






13. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






14. Inner - mental representation of language






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






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






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






18. Majority language students learn minority language. works better if there is high incentive (economic - social) for students to learn 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. Outward evidence of language competence






21. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






22. Students are taught with simplified vocab






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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'






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






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






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






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






36. Two years maximum in mother tongue






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






42. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






43. Learning language to survive






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






49. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






50. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab