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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. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






7. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






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






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






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






19. Inner - mental representation of language






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






21. 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






22. Two languages in a community






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






24. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






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






27. Learning language to survive






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






34. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






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






37. 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'






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






39. Observable - clearly defined components of language






40. Outcome of formal instruction






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






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






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






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






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






46. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






47. Students are taught with simplified vocab






48. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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