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






2. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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'






25. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






27. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






28. 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






29. Learning language to survive






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






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






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






33. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






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






35. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






36. Outcome of formal instruction






37. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






39. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






40. Changing languages at word level






41. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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