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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Someone who does not have total competency in either language






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






3. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






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






6. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. Two languages in a community






14. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Minority students in submersion programs but are pulled out to have ESL lessons. Students fall behind on classroom content and seen as remedial






22. 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






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






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






25. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






28. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






29. Type of second language information received when learning language






30. 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






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






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






33. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






34. Learning language to survive






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






36. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Required that immigrants learn English






49. 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






50. 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'






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