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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 develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






2. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






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






6. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






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






8. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






9. Inner - mental representation of language






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






11. Required that immigrants learn English






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






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






14. Outcome of formal instruction






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






16. 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






17. 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'






18. 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






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






20. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






22. Outward evidence of language competence






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






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






30. Learning language to survive






31. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






35. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Students are taught with simplified vocab






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






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






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






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






45. Two languages in a community






46. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






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






48. Changing languages at word level






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






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