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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Decline in speaker's first language proficiency while a second language is being learned






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






3. Changing languages at word level






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






21. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






22. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






23. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






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






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. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






29. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






30. Two languages in a community






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






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






44. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






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






47. Outward evidence of language competence






48. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






50. Outcome of formal instruction






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