CSET IV – BILINGUAL EDUCATION /
WORLD LANGUAGES EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Civil Rights Language Minority Regulations of 1980 - ANSWER -stipulated
that bilingual instruction should be delivered by qualified teachers and that
bilingual education should consist of four essential ingredients which are:
1) identification
2) assessment
3) services
4) exit
-these regulations established the sequence of procedures that are still followed
today by schools relative to providing educations for linguistic minority
students.
-
U. S. Supreme Court Decision: Castañeda vs. Pickard (1981) - ANSWER -
established the standard used by the Courts for the examination of educational
programs provided by schools for students with limited English proficiency
(LEP).
-the ruling stipulated that school districts must have: 1) a "pedagogically sound"
educational plan for LEP students (students with limited english proficiency), 2)
enough staff qualified to implement this plan, which included both training their
currently employed teachers and hiring new, qualified teacher, 3) a system in
place for assessing the program's effectiveness
-the wording of this decision didn't require specifically "bilingual education"
programs but programs that took "appropriate action to overcome language
barriers" to LEP students' educational participation.
dual-language instruction - ANSWER
One-Way Immersion Programs - ANSWER
,two-way immersion programs - ANSWER
Transitional Bilingual Education - ANSWER Prepares students to enter
mainstream English classrooms (a transition usually completed within two or
three years) by providing a portion of instruction in children's native language to
help them keep up in school subjects, while they study English in programs
designed for second-language learners.
TBE refers to a range of approaches from stressing native-language
development to nothing more than the translation services of bilingual aides.
Maintenance Bilingual Education - ANSWER Students learn subjects in both
English and native languages
-teach L2 and support L1 (i.e., aims to preserve and build on students' native
language skills as they master English), with the goal of achieving full
bilingualism (i.e., fluency in both languages).
-Provides the most extensive instruction in L1.
heritage language education - ANSWER
Lau vs. Nichols Act of 1974 - ANSWER established rules to determine when
districts must implement ESL programs; 20 or more students across district at
same grade level means they must provide program
Mendez v. Westminster (1947) - ANSWER -Ruling that separate was not
equal, Mexican American children could attend public schools.
-Segregation of children as a group was illegal without a special law requiring it
-federal case that determined segregation of Mexican and Mexican-American
students in Orange County was unconstitutional
Proposition 227 - ANSWER -An initiative passed by California voters in 1998
that required all language minority students to be educated in sheltered English
immersion programs, not normally intended to exceed one year. Although it has
not completely succeeded, Proposition 227 was designed to eliminate bilingual
education from California's schools.
-(1998) An initiative limiting bilingual education to no more than one year.
-limited bilingual education to one year per student.
, Williams vs. State of CA, 2000-2004 - ANSWER Provisions that stated better
bilingual education instruction was needed. State settled and is making change
throughout the state.
intercultural communication - ANSWER -communication between people who
have different cultural traditions
-communication among people with differing cultural backgrounds
-communication that occurs in interactions between people who are culturally
different
cultural differences in patterns of nonverbal communication - ANSWER -
distance between speakers, eye contact
patterns of oral discourse - ANSWER -overlapping, turn-taking, volume of
voice, use/role of silence
patterns of written discourse - ANSWER level of formality, organizational
structure
Effects of Intercultural Communication and interaction - ANSWER on
bilingual education settings
-school/community climate
-student motivation
-participation
-achievement
how dialectal and or tonal variations can affect student learning - ANSWER
Cultural Influences - ANSWER -the values, beliefs, and practices shared by
people that have a common background
-The customs and beliefs of a racial, religious or social group.
-include culture, subculture, and social class influences that marketers use to
study buying behavior
cultural influences - ANSWER -different values regarding cooperation and
competition, different expectations and preferences in teacher-student and
student-student interaction
WORLD LANGUAGES EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Civil Rights Language Minority Regulations of 1980 - ANSWER -stipulated
that bilingual instruction should be delivered by qualified teachers and that
bilingual education should consist of four essential ingredients which are:
1) identification
2) assessment
3) services
4) exit
-these regulations established the sequence of procedures that are still followed
today by schools relative to providing educations for linguistic minority
students.
-
U. S. Supreme Court Decision: Castañeda vs. Pickard (1981) - ANSWER -
established the standard used by the Courts for the examination of educational
programs provided by schools for students with limited English proficiency
(LEP).
-the ruling stipulated that school districts must have: 1) a "pedagogically sound"
educational plan for LEP students (students with limited english proficiency), 2)
enough staff qualified to implement this plan, which included both training their
currently employed teachers and hiring new, qualified teacher, 3) a system in
place for assessing the program's effectiveness
-the wording of this decision didn't require specifically "bilingual education"
programs but programs that took "appropriate action to overcome language
barriers" to LEP students' educational participation.
dual-language instruction - ANSWER
One-Way Immersion Programs - ANSWER
,two-way immersion programs - ANSWER
Transitional Bilingual Education - ANSWER Prepares students to enter
mainstream English classrooms (a transition usually completed within two or
three years) by providing a portion of instruction in children's native language to
help them keep up in school subjects, while they study English in programs
designed for second-language learners.
TBE refers to a range of approaches from stressing native-language
development to nothing more than the translation services of bilingual aides.
Maintenance Bilingual Education - ANSWER Students learn subjects in both
English and native languages
-teach L2 and support L1 (i.e., aims to preserve and build on students' native
language skills as they master English), with the goal of achieving full
bilingualism (i.e., fluency in both languages).
-Provides the most extensive instruction in L1.
heritage language education - ANSWER
Lau vs. Nichols Act of 1974 - ANSWER established rules to determine when
districts must implement ESL programs; 20 or more students across district at
same grade level means they must provide program
Mendez v. Westminster (1947) - ANSWER -Ruling that separate was not
equal, Mexican American children could attend public schools.
-Segregation of children as a group was illegal without a special law requiring it
-federal case that determined segregation of Mexican and Mexican-American
students in Orange County was unconstitutional
Proposition 227 - ANSWER -An initiative passed by California voters in 1998
that required all language minority students to be educated in sheltered English
immersion programs, not normally intended to exceed one year. Although it has
not completely succeeded, Proposition 227 was designed to eliminate bilingual
education from California's schools.
-(1998) An initiative limiting bilingual education to no more than one year.
-limited bilingual education to one year per student.
, Williams vs. State of CA, 2000-2004 - ANSWER Provisions that stated better
bilingual education instruction was needed. State settled and is making change
throughout the state.
intercultural communication - ANSWER -communication between people who
have different cultural traditions
-communication among people with differing cultural backgrounds
-communication that occurs in interactions between people who are culturally
different
cultural differences in patterns of nonverbal communication - ANSWER -
distance between speakers, eye contact
patterns of oral discourse - ANSWER -overlapping, turn-taking, volume of
voice, use/role of silence
patterns of written discourse - ANSWER level of formality, organizational
structure
Effects of Intercultural Communication and interaction - ANSWER on
bilingual education settings
-school/community climate
-student motivation
-participation
-achievement
how dialectal and or tonal variations can affect student learning - ANSWER
Cultural Influences - ANSWER -the values, beliefs, and practices shared by
people that have a common background
-The customs and beliefs of a racial, religious or social group.
-include culture, subculture, and social class influences that marketers use to
study buying behavior
cultural influences - ANSWER -different values regarding cooperation and
competition, different expectations and preferences in teacher-student and
student-student interaction
