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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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'






16. 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






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






18. Two languages in a community






19. Outward evidence of language competence






20. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Students are taught with simplified vocab






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. Outcome of formal instruction






37. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






40. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






41. Type of second language information received when learning language






42. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






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






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






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






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






48. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






49. Ability for person to come up with multiple answers to a problem (more creative thinkers)






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