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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. Two years maximum in mother tongue






2. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






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






4. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






5. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






7. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






9. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






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






16. Changing languages at word level






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






18. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






20. Required that immigrants learn English






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






22. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






24. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






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






26. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






27. 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






28. Inner - mental representation of language






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






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






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






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. 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






34. 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






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






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






37. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






39. Outcome of formal instruction






40. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






42. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






44. 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






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






46. 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'






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






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






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






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