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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. 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'






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






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






4. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






5. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






6. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






8. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






9. Need to emphasize speaking and writing (ability to communicate with others) in addition to input (listening and reading) in the classroom






10. 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






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






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






13. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






15. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






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






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






24. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






25. Type of second language information received when learning language






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Changing languages at word level






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






44. 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






45. Outward evidence of language competence






46. Inner - mental representation of language






47. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






48. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






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







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