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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Ability to use appropriate strategies in constructing texts and spoken discourse






2. 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






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






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






5. Language is a matter of habit forming; careful control of input by teacher very important






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






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






8. Two languages in a community






9. Required that immigrants learn English






10. 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'






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






12. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






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






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






15. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






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






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






18. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






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






20. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






22. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






24. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Hearing/reading a lesson/passage in one language and the development of the work in another. Promotes more thorough understanding






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






42. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






45. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






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






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






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






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






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