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






2. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






3. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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






6. Learning language to survive






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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'






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






14. 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






15. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Two languages in a community






21. Type of second language information received when learning language






22. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






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






25. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






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






28. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Observable - clearly defined components of language






34. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Outward evidence of language competence






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Outcome of formal instruction






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






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






48. Required that immigrants learn English






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






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







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