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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. Learning language to survive






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






3. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






4. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






5. 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






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






7. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






8. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






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






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






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






13. Inner - mental representation of language






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






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






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






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






18. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Two languages in a community






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






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






34. Two years maximum in mother tongue






35. 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






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






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






38. Changing languages at word level






39. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






40. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






41. 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






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






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






44. 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'






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






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






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






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






49. Type of second language information received when learning language






50. 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