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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can be measured in six different ways. need to measure in ways beyond linguistic competence






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






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






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






5. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






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






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






9. Type of second language information received when learning language






10. Outward evidence of language competence






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






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






13. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






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






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






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






17. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






19. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






21. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






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






31. Inner - mental representation of language






32. Required that immigrants learn English






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






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






35. Learning language to survive






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






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






39. Outcome of formal instruction






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






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