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






2. 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






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






4. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






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






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






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






8. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






9. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






11. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






12. Changing languages at word level






13. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






14. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






16. Students are taught with simplified vocab






17. 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






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






19. 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'






20. Inner - mental representation of language






21. Outward evidence of language competence






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Observable - clearly defined components of language






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






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






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






30. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Learning language to survive






38. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






40. 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






41. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






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






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






49. Outcome of formal instruction






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






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