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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Two languages in a community






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






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






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






12. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






13. Required that immigrants learn English






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






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






16. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






18. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Outcome of formal instruction






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






30. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






31. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






33. 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






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






35. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. Outward evidence of language competence






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






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






49. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






50. Both languages operate through the same central processing system







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