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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






6. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






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






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






10. 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






11. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






13. Observable - clearly defined components of language






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






20. Outward evidence of language competence






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






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






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






24. Brain is a complex network of links between information - links are strengthened when repetitively activated






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






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






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






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






29. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






31. 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






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






33. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






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






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






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






38. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






40. Students are taught with simplified vocab






41. Outcome of formal instruction






42. Inner - mental representation of language






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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'






49. 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






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