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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Minority students in submersion programs but are pulled out to have ESL lessons. Students fall behind on classroom content and seen as remedial






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






24. 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'






25. Literacy: learning to read/write naturally for a purpose - for meaningful communication and for inherent pleasure. Reading and writing seen as connected - demands process of learning is interesting and relevant to student






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






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






28. Required that immigrants learn English






29. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






31. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






32. 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






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






34. Two languages in a community






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






36. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






38. 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






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






40. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






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






43. Outward evidence of language competence






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






45. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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







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