ESOL GACE EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Sociolinguistics - ANS-The study of how social conditions influence the use of language
Code Switching - ANS-Interspersing one language with another
Dialect - ANS-Complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed, not written)
with its own pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar; often associated with regions or
social groups
Pragmatics - ANS-The study of how the context impacts the interpretation of language
Phonology - ANS-The way in which speech sounds form patterns
Phonemes - ANS-The smallest unit of sound that affects meaning
Phonographemics - ANS-Study of letters and letter combinations
Homonyms - ANS-General term for word forms that have two or more meanings
Homophones - ANS-Two words with the same pronunciation, but different meaning and
spelling (wood/would, cite/sight)
Homographs - ANS-Two words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but different
meanings (stalk-to follow, stalk-part of a plant)
Heteronyms - ANS-Two words that have the same spelling, but different pronunciation
and meanings (Polish, polish)
Morphology - ANS-How te words of a language are formed to create meaningful
messages
Morpheme - ANS-Smallest unit of a language system that has meaning
Syntax - ANS-Order words are arranged to create meaning
Standardizer - ANS-One who successfully integrates new knowledge
Simplifier - ANS-Reverts to syntactical rules of earlier stages (requires a reteach)
, Semantics - ANS-The meaning of words
DIscourse - ANS-linguistic components of several sentences
BICS - ANS-Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
CALP - ANS-Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
CUP - ANS-Common Underlying Proficiency (skills that can transfer from L1 to English
learning
LAD - ANS-Language Acquisition Device
Chomsky - ANS-Language Acquisition Device
Language Acquisition Device - ANS-innate, nature, experience using language
activates
Behaviorist Theory - ANS-Children learn by being rewarded
Piaget - ANS-Cognitive Constructivism
Cognitive Constructivism - ANS-Language as reflection of thought, does not contribute
to development of thinking, cognitive thinking precedes language development
Vygotsky - ANS-Social Constructivism and Language
Social Constructivism and Language - ANS-Language first as social communication,
promotes language and cognition
Intentionality - ANS-Language part of holistic development, depends on environment
Error analysis - ANS-Recognizing patterns of error
Interlanguage - ANS-Universal aspects of target language
Development patterns - ANS-The order in which features of a language are acquired
and sequenced
May 25 Memo - ANS-District must seek to rectify language deficiency (can't place ELL
in LD classes, exclude from college prep or fail to notify parents)
Lau v. Nichols - ANS-Schools must meet legal criteria for programs, form a language
assessment committee, outline staff responsibilities and credentials for instruction,
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Sociolinguistics - ANS-The study of how social conditions influence the use of language
Code Switching - ANS-Interspersing one language with another
Dialect - ANS-Complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed, not written)
with its own pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar; often associated with regions or
social groups
Pragmatics - ANS-The study of how the context impacts the interpretation of language
Phonology - ANS-The way in which speech sounds form patterns
Phonemes - ANS-The smallest unit of sound that affects meaning
Phonographemics - ANS-Study of letters and letter combinations
Homonyms - ANS-General term for word forms that have two or more meanings
Homophones - ANS-Two words with the same pronunciation, but different meaning and
spelling (wood/would, cite/sight)
Homographs - ANS-Two words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but different
meanings (stalk-to follow, stalk-part of a plant)
Heteronyms - ANS-Two words that have the same spelling, but different pronunciation
and meanings (Polish, polish)
Morphology - ANS-How te words of a language are formed to create meaningful
messages
Morpheme - ANS-Smallest unit of a language system that has meaning
Syntax - ANS-Order words are arranged to create meaning
Standardizer - ANS-One who successfully integrates new knowledge
Simplifier - ANS-Reverts to syntactical rules of earlier stages (requires a reteach)
, Semantics - ANS-The meaning of words
DIscourse - ANS-linguistic components of several sentences
BICS - ANS-Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
CALP - ANS-Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
CUP - ANS-Common Underlying Proficiency (skills that can transfer from L1 to English
learning
LAD - ANS-Language Acquisition Device
Chomsky - ANS-Language Acquisition Device
Language Acquisition Device - ANS-innate, nature, experience using language
activates
Behaviorist Theory - ANS-Children learn by being rewarded
Piaget - ANS-Cognitive Constructivism
Cognitive Constructivism - ANS-Language as reflection of thought, does not contribute
to development of thinking, cognitive thinking precedes language development
Vygotsky - ANS-Social Constructivism and Language
Social Constructivism and Language - ANS-Language first as social communication,
promotes language and cognition
Intentionality - ANS-Language part of holistic development, depends on environment
Error analysis - ANS-Recognizing patterns of error
Interlanguage - ANS-Universal aspects of target language
Development patterns - ANS-The order in which features of a language are acquired
and sequenced
May 25 Memo - ANS-District must seek to rectify language deficiency (can't place ELL
in LD classes, exclude from college prep or fail to notify parents)
Lau v. Nichols - ANS-Schools must meet legal criteria for programs, form a language
assessment committee, outline staff responsibilities and credentials for instruction,
