ESOL FTCE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIOS
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Q: What was the collective impact of Proposition 227 (California), Proposition
203 (Arizona), and Question 2 (Massachusetts)?
Answer: ✓✓ These legislative actions effectively ended bilingual instruction in
their respective states, mandating that English Learners be placed primarily in
"mainstream" or English-only classrooms.
Question: In the context of early literacy, what is an example of a "self-generated"
or phonetic spelling?
Answer: ✓✓ An example would be a student writing "fawnd" to represent the
word "found" based on how they hear the sounds.
Question: Under what specific circumstance should an instructor determine that
"reteaching" a concept is required?
Answer: ✓✓ Reteaching is essential when a student at a high-intermediate
proficiency level only manages to demonstrate a minimal or superficial
understanding of the skill being taught.
Question: Explain the "Monitor Hypothesis" in second language acquisition.
Answer: ✓✓ This theory suggests that a learner’s conscious knowledge of
grammar rules acts as an "editor" or "monitor," allowing them to identify and fix
errors while they are speaking in their second language.
Question: What is the primary objective of "Transitional Bilingual Education"?
Answer: ✓✓ The goal is to move students into English-only classrooms within a
two-to-three-year window; this is achieved by providing a portion of their initial
, academic instruction in their native tongue to ensure they don't fall behind in
subject matter.
acquisition-learning hypothesis -ANSWER ✔✔Two: learned system - conscious
process, knowledge of grammatical rules
acquired system - similar to acquiring L1
natural order hypothesis -ANSWER ✔✔acquisition of grammatical structures
follow a natural order, order is independent of age, L1 background, and exposure
preproduction -ANSWER ✔✔need help with vocabulary/ word selection
(attaching pictures to vocabulary)
two-way immersion programs -ANSWER ✔✔can be explained by provision of
additive bilingualism
additive bilingualism -ANSWER ✔✔when learning L2 doesn't interfere with
learning L1, both are developed
Tech-based activity that would benefit ELLs -ANSWER ✔✔ex) collaborative
webquest, working online together
positive transfer -ANSWER ✔✔learning is said to be positive when that learning
from one situation proves helpful to learning in another situation
ELLs with limited L1 literacy benefit from... -ANSWER ✔✔self-selected study
topics (limited home language skills)
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIOS
100% CORRECT RATED A+
Q: What was the collective impact of Proposition 227 (California), Proposition
203 (Arizona), and Question 2 (Massachusetts)?
Answer: ✓✓ These legislative actions effectively ended bilingual instruction in
their respective states, mandating that English Learners be placed primarily in
"mainstream" or English-only classrooms.
Question: In the context of early literacy, what is an example of a "self-generated"
or phonetic spelling?
Answer: ✓✓ An example would be a student writing "fawnd" to represent the
word "found" based on how they hear the sounds.
Question: Under what specific circumstance should an instructor determine that
"reteaching" a concept is required?
Answer: ✓✓ Reteaching is essential when a student at a high-intermediate
proficiency level only manages to demonstrate a minimal or superficial
understanding of the skill being taught.
Question: Explain the "Monitor Hypothesis" in second language acquisition.
Answer: ✓✓ This theory suggests that a learner’s conscious knowledge of
grammar rules acts as an "editor" or "monitor," allowing them to identify and fix
errors while they are speaking in their second language.
Question: What is the primary objective of "Transitional Bilingual Education"?
Answer: ✓✓ The goal is to move students into English-only classrooms within a
two-to-three-year window; this is achieved by providing a portion of their initial
, academic instruction in their native tongue to ensure they don't fall behind in
subject matter.
acquisition-learning hypothesis -ANSWER ✔✔Two: learned system - conscious
process, knowledge of grammatical rules
acquired system - similar to acquiring L1
natural order hypothesis -ANSWER ✔✔acquisition of grammatical structures
follow a natural order, order is independent of age, L1 background, and exposure
preproduction -ANSWER ✔✔need help with vocabulary/ word selection
(attaching pictures to vocabulary)
two-way immersion programs -ANSWER ✔✔can be explained by provision of
additive bilingualism
additive bilingualism -ANSWER ✔✔when learning L2 doesn't interfere with
learning L1, both are developed
Tech-based activity that would benefit ELLs -ANSWER ✔✔ex) collaborative
webquest, working online together
positive transfer -ANSWER ✔✔learning is said to be positive when that learning
from one situation proves helpful to learning in another situation
ELLs with limited L1 literacy benefit from... -ANSWER ✔✔self-selected study
topics (limited home language skills)
