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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. 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






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






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






4. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






6. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






7. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






8. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






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






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






11. Effect on self - esteem and ego - new cultural reference






12. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






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






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. Minority language speakers are denied access to programs/schools






17. Castaneda argued that Texas school district was violating his children's rights by not offering them bilingual education to help them overcome their language barriers. Decision: district had to provide bilingual education to help students overcome hu






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






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






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






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






22. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






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






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






26. Students are taught with simplified vocab






27. 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'






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






29. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Outcome of formal instruction






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing