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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When equal numbers of minority and majority language students are in the same classroom. aim is to produce balanced bilinguals. language compartmentalization






2. Outward evidence of language competence






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






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






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






6. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






7. 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'






8. Learning language to survive






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






10. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






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






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






14. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






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






17. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






19. Required that immigrants learn English






20. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






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






33. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






35. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






36. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






37. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






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






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






41. Two years maximum in mother tongue






42. Inner - mental representation of language






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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