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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. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Outcome of formal instruction






9. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






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






12. 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






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






14. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






24. Required that immigrants learn English






25. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






26. 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






27. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Inner - mental representation of language






33. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






43. Type of second language information received when learning language






44. Learning language to survive






45. 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






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






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






48. Two languages in a community






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






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