FTCE ESOL K-12 Questions with Correct Answers
Language is...
Variable
Monitor Hypothesis
Conscious error correction during oral L2
production
Dual Immersion
Bilingual education program model designed to develop a high level of competence in two
languages by both non-native English speakers
and native English speakers
Circumlocution
When students use many words when fewer would do.
The student asks the teacher, "What is puppy, you know, little one baby, for cat?"
Self-generated Words
A 1st-grade ELL spells the word found as "fawnd."
Teachers can help ELLs develop reading comprehension in English by...
teaching students to recognize cognates.
The positive academic outcomes of two-way immersion
programs can be explained by...
Provision of additive bilingualism
,An ESOL teacher is selecting texts to use in a multicultural literature unit for
intermediate-level ELLs. Which question should the teacher consider first when
evaluating a potential text for the unit?
Is the linguistic difficulty of the text appropriate for these students?
Offering students frequent opportunities to practice what they have learned through
multiple activities.
A student-centered classroom environment for
diverse learners
Proposition 227 in California, Proposition 203 in Arizona, and Question 2 in
Massachusetts resulted in
limiting bilingual education
self-monitoring checklist
Type of assessment most effective in evaluating the extent to which ELLs make use of
specific reading strategies
Vygotsky's Classroom Application
One area for small group instructions and one area for whole group instruction. Sessions are
information intensive with students collaborating on a variety of assignments and projects
with the teacher roaming around the room and helping individual and groups of students
(Chomsky)
Nativist Theory
Language is innate, biologically based. We are born with a capacity for language that is
realized with minimal assistance from the environment.
,(Chomsky)
Critical Period Hypothesis
A proposal that there is a limited period during which language acquisition can occur.
(Chomsky)
Universal Grammar
Innate linguistic knowledge which consists of a set of principles common to all languages.
(Chomsky)
Innatism
Human beings are both with mental structures that are designed specifically for the
acquisition of language.
(Chomsky)
Language Acquisition Device
An innate system that contains a universal grammar or set of rules common to all languages
that allows children to understand once they know words.
Hymes
Sociolinguistic who says there is a connection between society, culture, and language
(Cummins)
Threshold Hypothesis
A minimum threshold in language proficiency must be passed before a second language
speaker can reap any benefits from language
(Cummins)
Common Underlying Proficiency
, Cognition and language fundamentals once learned in the primary language form basis for
subsequent learning in any language. The two languages have a shared foundation and
competence in the primary language provides the basis for competence in the second
language.
(Cummins)
C.A.L.P
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
The aspects of language linked to literacy and academic achievement. These skills take 5-7
years to fully develop.
(Cummins)
B.I.C.S
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
Skills necessary for functioning in every life in face to face interactions. Typically take 1-2
years to develop.
(Skinner)
Behavoirsm
All learning whether verbal or non-verbal takes place through the establishment of habits.
Language is acquired from the environment through imitation, practice, and reinforcement.
(Skinner)
Audiolingual Method
Method of teaching that emphasizes the formation of habits through repetition, practice, and
memorization of sentence patterns. All instruction is in target language and students hear,
Language is...
Variable
Monitor Hypothesis
Conscious error correction during oral L2
production
Dual Immersion
Bilingual education program model designed to develop a high level of competence in two
languages by both non-native English speakers
and native English speakers
Circumlocution
When students use many words when fewer would do.
The student asks the teacher, "What is puppy, you know, little one baby, for cat?"
Self-generated Words
A 1st-grade ELL spells the word found as "fawnd."
Teachers can help ELLs develop reading comprehension in English by...
teaching students to recognize cognates.
The positive academic outcomes of two-way immersion
programs can be explained by...
Provision of additive bilingualism
,An ESOL teacher is selecting texts to use in a multicultural literature unit for
intermediate-level ELLs. Which question should the teacher consider first when
evaluating a potential text for the unit?
Is the linguistic difficulty of the text appropriate for these students?
Offering students frequent opportunities to practice what they have learned through
multiple activities.
A student-centered classroom environment for
diverse learners
Proposition 227 in California, Proposition 203 in Arizona, and Question 2 in
Massachusetts resulted in
limiting bilingual education
self-monitoring checklist
Type of assessment most effective in evaluating the extent to which ELLs make use of
specific reading strategies
Vygotsky's Classroom Application
One area for small group instructions and one area for whole group instruction. Sessions are
information intensive with students collaborating on a variety of assignments and projects
with the teacher roaming around the room and helping individual and groups of students
(Chomsky)
Nativist Theory
Language is innate, biologically based. We are born with a capacity for language that is
realized with minimal assistance from the environment.
,(Chomsky)
Critical Period Hypothesis
A proposal that there is a limited period during which language acquisition can occur.
(Chomsky)
Universal Grammar
Innate linguistic knowledge which consists of a set of principles common to all languages.
(Chomsky)
Innatism
Human beings are both with mental structures that are designed specifically for the
acquisition of language.
(Chomsky)
Language Acquisition Device
An innate system that contains a universal grammar or set of rules common to all languages
that allows children to understand once they know words.
Hymes
Sociolinguistic who says there is a connection between society, culture, and language
(Cummins)
Threshold Hypothesis
A minimum threshold in language proficiency must be passed before a second language
speaker can reap any benefits from language
(Cummins)
Common Underlying Proficiency
, Cognition and language fundamentals once learned in the primary language form basis for
subsequent learning in any language. The two languages have a shared foundation and
competence in the primary language provides the basis for competence in the second
language.
(Cummins)
C.A.L.P
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
The aspects of language linked to literacy and academic achievement. These skills take 5-7
years to fully develop.
(Cummins)
B.I.C.S
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
Skills necessary for functioning in every life in face to face interactions. Typically take 1-2
years to develop.
(Skinner)
Behavoirsm
All learning whether verbal or non-verbal takes place through the establishment of habits.
Language is acquired from the environment through imitation, practice, and reinforcement.
(Skinner)
Audiolingual Method
Method of teaching that emphasizes the formation of habits through repetition, practice, and
memorization of sentence patterns. All instruction is in target language and students hear,
