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






2. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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






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






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






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






8. Changing languages at word level






9. Outcome of formal instruction






10. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






12. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






13. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






14. 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






15. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






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






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






18. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






20. Bilingual doesn't equal two monolinguals in one person - can't measure against native speaker. Different languages in different contexts






21. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






22. Two years maximum in mother tongue






23. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






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






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






26. 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






27. Inner - mental representation of language






28. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






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






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






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






38. Learning language to survive






39. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Required that immigrants learn English






45. Two languages in a community






46. 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






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






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






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






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






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