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






2. Required that immigrants learn English






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






12. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






13. 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'






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






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






21. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






22. Outward evidence of language competence






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Two years maximum in mother tongue






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






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






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






38. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






40. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






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






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






44. Changing languages at word level






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






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






47. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






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






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






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