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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






2. Inner - mental representation of language






3. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






4. 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






5. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






6. Learning language to survive






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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'






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






19. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






25. Required that immigrants learn English






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






33. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






35. Type of second language information received when learning language






36. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






37. Outward evidence of language competence






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






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






40. Changing languages at word level






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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