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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ability to use appropriate strategies in constructing texts and spoken discourse






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






4. 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






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






6. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






7. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






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






10. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






11. Type of second language information received when learning language






12. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






14. Outward evidence of language competence






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






16. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






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






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






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






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






22. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. Inner - mental representation of language






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






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






32. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






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






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






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






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






39. Starts with 100% immersion in second language - reducing after 2-3 yrs to 80% for next 3-4 yrs - then ending junior schooling with apx. 50% immersion






40. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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







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