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






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






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






4. 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






5. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






7. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






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






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






11. 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






12. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






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






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






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






17. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






18. 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






19. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






20. 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






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. Required that immigrants learn English






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






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






25. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






27. IQ tests - force students to converge onto one answer






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






29. Changing languages at word level






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






37. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






39. Outward evidence of language competence






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Inner - mental representation of language






49. Foreign words that have become permanent part of recipient language. part of continuum of codeswitching






50. 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