CSET SUBTEST IV – WORLD LANGUAGE
EXAM WITH 150+ C0RRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GOOD SCORE
GUARANTEED ALREADY GRADED A+
,non-linguistic outcomes - ANSWERS-effect on self-esteem and ego, new
cultural reference
Nationality Act of 1906 - ANSWERS-required that immigrants learn
English
Title VI Civil Rights Act, 1964 - ANSWERS-Prohibited discrimination in
federally funded programs. Established the principle of equal
opportunity for national origin minority groups.
Mendez vs. Westminster (preceded Brown by 9 years) - ANSWERS-
Ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in
Orange County.
Bilingual Education Acts of 1968 & 1974. Also Title VII.
(Chacon-Moscone Bilingual-Bicultural Ed. Act, 1974) - ANSWERS-
Provided supplemental funding for schools to meet special educational
needs of LEP students. Didn't specify methods of instruction.
Established transitional bilingual educ. programs to meet the needs of
LEP students. Program requirements follow federal guidelines for
identification, program placement, and reclassification of students as
FEP.
May 25, 1970 Memorandum - ANSWERS-Prohibited the denial of access
to educational programs because of a student's limited English
proficiency.
,Equal Educational Opportunity Act, 1974 - ANSWERS-Provided
definition of what constituted denial of equal educational opportunity.
Fourteen Amendment - ANSWERS-Established the constitutional basis
for the educational rights of language minority students.
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954 - ANSWERS-Ordered desegregation
of schools. Established the principle of equal educational opportunity
for all students.
Lau vs. Nichols, 1970 - ANSWERS-Chinese student against San Francisco
SD, states that students didn't receive equal education when taught in
language they didn't understand. Result: Requires SD to provide equal
access to the core curriculum for students whose primary language is
not English.
Castaneda vs. Pickard, 1981 - ANSWERS-Set the standards for the
courts in examining programs for LEP students. To comply with federal
law, local SD must have: a pedagogical plan for LEP students, sufficient
qualified staff to implement the plan, and a system established to
evaluate the program. Required to take appropriate action to overcome
language barriers.
, Bilingual Education Act, 1981 - ANSWERS-Strengthened the obligations
of SD to LEP.
Proposition 227, 1998 - ANSWERS-Required SD to dismantle transitional
bilingual programs that taught students literacy skills and academic
content to LEP students in their L1 while they learned English. However,
it had a provision allowing parents to apply for waivers allowing
students to continue in Bil. Educ. under certain specified conditions.
Williams vs. State of CA, 2000-2004 - ANSWERS-Provisions that stated
better bilingual education instruction was needed. State settled and is
making change throughout the state.
Separate Underlying Proficiency Theory (SUP) - ANSWERS-States that L1
proficiency and L2 proficiency are separate and not connected at all.
Assumes that skills & content in L1 don't transfer to L2.
Common Underlying Proficiency Theory (CUP) - ANSWERS-Indicates
that a child acquires a set of skills and implicit metalinguistic knowledge
that can be drawn upon when working in another language. Students
are learning concepts as they're learning L1, and those concepts are
transferable to L2. L1 and L2 are interdependent.
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) - ANSWERS-The
universal aspects of language proficiency required for all native
speakers of a language to communicate successfully.
EXAM WITH 150+ C0RRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GOOD SCORE
GUARANTEED ALREADY GRADED A+
,non-linguistic outcomes - ANSWERS-effect on self-esteem and ego, new
cultural reference
Nationality Act of 1906 - ANSWERS-required that immigrants learn
English
Title VI Civil Rights Act, 1964 - ANSWERS-Prohibited discrimination in
federally funded programs. Established the principle of equal
opportunity for national origin minority groups.
Mendez vs. Westminster (preceded Brown by 9 years) - ANSWERS-
Ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in
Orange County.
Bilingual Education Acts of 1968 & 1974. Also Title VII.
(Chacon-Moscone Bilingual-Bicultural Ed. Act, 1974) - ANSWERS-
Provided supplemental funding for schools to meet special educational
needs of LEP students. Didn't specify methods of instruction.
Established transitional bilingual educ. programs to meet the needs of
LEP students. Program requirements follow federal guidelines for
identification, program placement, and reclassification of students as
FEP.
May 25, 1970 Memorandum - ANSWERS-Prohibited the denial of access
to educational programs because of a student's limited English
proficiency.
,Equal Educational Opportunity Act, 1974 - ANSWERS-Provided
definition of what constituted denial of equal educational opportunity.
Fourteen Amendment - ANSWERS-Established the constitutional basis
for the educational rights of language minority students.
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954 - ANSWERS-Ordered desegregation
of schools. Established the principle of equal educational opportunity
for all students.
Lau vs. Nichols, 1970 - ANSWERS-Chinese student against San Francisco
SD, states that students didn't receive equal education when taught in
language they didn't understand. Result: Requires SD to provide equal
access to the core curriculum for students whose primary language is
not English.
Castaneda vs. Pickard, 1981 - ANSWERS-Set the standards for the
courts in examining programs for LEP students. To comply with federal
law, local SD must have: a pedagogical plan for LEP students, sufficient
qualified staff to implement the plan, and a system established to
evaluate the program. Required to take appropriate action to overcome
language barriers.
, Bilingual Education Act, 1981 - ANSWERS-Strengthened the obligations
of SD to LEP.
Proposition 227, 1998 - ANSWERS-Required SD to dismantle transitional
bilingual programs that taught students literacy skills and academic
content to LEP students in their L1 while they learned English. However,
it had a provision allowing parents to apply for waivers allowing
students to continue in Bil. Educ. under certain specified conditions.
Williams vs. State of CA, 2000-2004 - ANSWERS-Provisions that stated
better bilingual education instruction was needed. State settled and is
making change throughout the state.
Separate Underlying Proficiency Theory (SUP) - ANSWERS-States that L1
proficiency and L2 proficiency are separate and not connected at all.
Assumes that skills & content in L1 don't transfer to L2.
Common Underlying Proficiency Theory (CUP) - ANSWERS-Indicates
that a child acquires a set of skills and implicit metalinguistic knowledge
that can be drawn upon when working in another language. Students
are learning concepts as they're learning L1, and those concepts are
transferable to L2. L1 and L2 are interdependent.
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) - ANSWERS-The
universal aspects of language proficiency required for all native
speakers of a language to communicate successfully.
