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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Moving back and forth between registers - dialects - or languages. change languages at phrase level






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






3. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






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






6. Outward evidence of language competence






7. Two years maximum in mother tongue






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






24. A language minority separates from the language majority in order to protect their language






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






31. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






32. 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






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






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






35. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






36. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






38. Changing languages at word level






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






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






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






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






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






44. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






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






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






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






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






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






50. Required that immigrants learn English







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