ESL TEXES Supplemental Test Questions
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An ESL teacher is assessing the reading performance of her ESL students individually. As each
student reads, she makes notes on her copy of the text. Printed below is a portion of the teacher's
notes on one student's reading performance. "The boy read the book last night." Self correction
on read, go to repetition on read the book- Teacher's notes suggest that this student was utilizing
which of the following reading skills to confirm the pronunciation and meaning of the word
read? ✔✔Using semantic and syntactic cues.
A bilingual education teacher is beginning a unit in English on U.S. Colonial history. She begins
by showing a picture of everyday life in the colonies and asking, "What can you tell me about
the people in the picture?" This approach to introducing the unit is particularly appropriate for
English Language Learners primarily because it helps the students to: ✔✔Establish a frame of
reference on which to construct new knowledge.
A fourth grade class has been reading folk tales from around the world. Wich of the following
oral language activities would be most effective in promoting students' multicultural awareness
and appreciation? ✔✔The teacher guides students to discuss some features that folk tales of
various countries have in common as well as some of the unique features of each culture's folk
tales.
An ESL teacher teaches in a middle school with a diverse student population. In addition to
,providing her ESL students with language and content instruction, she also helps the students
learn how to articulate their feelings, provides them with practice in taking the perspective of
others (e.g., through role plays, debates), and encourages the expression of diverse points of
view. These practices are particularly effective in: ✔✔Reducing student conflicts that result from
cultural and other misunderstandings.
Elisa, and ESL learner, has been making low scores on tests in her eighth grade class. She tells
her ESL teacher that is hard to understand the health teacher and that the textbook is confusing.
Her ESL teacher decides to consult with the health teacher. Which of the following should be the
first step for the ESL teacher to take in their meeting? ✔✔Consult with the health teacher to
determine what materials she uses to ask permission to observe Elisa in class.
Educators in the ESL program at an elementary school involve students' families in programs
decision-making and support families' participation in other school activities and projects. These
practices best reflect an awareness of which of the following factors affecting language
development? ✔✔English Language Learners whose families have positive opinions about
school and learning are more likely to develop English Language proficiency.
Acculturation ✔✔The process of adapting to a new culture.
The process of acculturation occurs through several strategies including the following:
✔✔assimilation & marginalization
,Assimilation ✔✔The members of a group are absorbed into a culture and lose characteristics of
the first culture. The group is willing or forced to accept the surface and deep culture of the new
culture and give up original culture.
Marginalization ✔✔Groups lacking desirable traits are excluded from society. These groups
include poor, uneducated, undesirable color and language. These groups will stay on the margin
of acceptance by society unless there is social intervention.
Adaptation ✔✔Finding ways to adapt to and become part of the new culture while maintaining
important values and customs of the original culture.
, Affective Filter ✔✔The psychological barrier that allows input to be filtered through to a
language processing mechanism. A low filter has little anxiety increasing comprehension and
attention.
Assimilation ✔✔Deciding to become like members of the new culture, to accept their surface
and deep culture, and giving up the original culture.
Bilingual Education ✔✔An educational program in which two languages are used during
instruction in order to 1) continue primary language development, 2) provide instruction in
content in both L1 and L2, and 3) English acquisition.
BICS ✔✔(Cummins, J. 1979-1980) Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills: Skills necessary
for functioning in every day life, face-to face interactions. These skills usually take about two
years to develop in most second language learners.
Brain Laterization ✔✔Refers to functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain which
affects language acquisition.
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An ESL teacher is assessing the reading performance of her ESL students individually. As each
student reads, she makes notes on her copy of the text. Printed below is a portion of the teacher's
notes on one student's reading performance. "The boy read the book last night." Self correction
on read, go to repetition on read the book- Teacher's notes suggest that this student was utilizing
which of the following reading skills to confirm the pronunciation and meaning of the word
read? ✔✔Using semantic and syntactic cues.
A bilingual education teacher is beginning a unit in English on U.S. Colonial history. She begins
by showing a picture of everyday life in the colonies and asking, "What can you tell me about
the people in the picture?" This approach to introducing the unit is particularly appropriate for
English Language Learners primarily because it helps the students to: ✔✔Establish a frame of
reference on which to construct new knowledge.
A fourth grade class has been reading folk tales from around the world. Wich of the following
oral language activities would be most effective in promoting students' multicultural awareness
and appreciation? ✔✔The teacher guides students to discuss some features that folk tales of
various countries have in common as well as some of the unique features of each culture's folk
tales.
An ESL teacher teaches in a middle school with a diverse student population. In addition to
,providing her ESL students with language and content instruction, she also helps the students
learn how to articulate their feelings, provides them with practice in taking the perspective of
others (e.g., through role plays, debates), and encourages the expression of diverse points of
view. These practices are particularly effective in: ✔✔Reducing student conflicts that result from
cultural and other misunderstandings.
Elisa, and ESL learner, has been making low scores on tests in her eighth grade class. She tells
her ESL teacher that is hard to understand the health teacher and that the textbook is confusing.
Her ESL teacher decides to consult with the health teacher. Which of the following should be the
first step for the ESL teacher to take in their meeting? ✔✔Consult with the health teacher to
determine what materials she uses to ask permission to observe Elisa in class.
Educators in the ESL program at an elementary school involve students' families in programs
decision-making and support families' participation in other school activities and projects. These
practices best reflect an awareness of which of the following factors affecting language
development? ✔✔English Language Learners whose families have positive opinions about
school and learning are more likely to develop English Language proficiency.
Acculturation ✔✔The process of adapting to a new culture.
The process of acculturation occurs through several strategies including the following:
✔✔assimilation & marginalization
,Assimilation ✔✔The members of a group are absorbed into a culture and lose characteristics of
the first culture. The group is willing or forced to accept the surface and deep culture of the new
culture and give up original culture.
Marginalization ✔✔Groups lacking desirable traits are excluded from society. These groups
include poor, uneducated, undesirable color and language. These groups will stay on the margin
of acceptance by society unless there is social intervention.
Adaptation ✔✔Finding ways to adapt to and become part of the new culture while maintaining
important values and customs of the original culture.
, Affective Filter ✔✔The psychological barrier that allows input to be filtered through to a
language processing mechanism. A low filter has little anxiety increasing comprehension and
attention.
Assimilation ✔✔Deciding to become like members of the new culture, to accept their surface
and deep culture, and giving up the original culture.
Bilingual Education ✔✔An educational program in which two languages are used during
instruction in order to 1) continue primary language development, 2) provide instruction in
content in both L1 and L2, and 3) English acquisition.
BICS ✔✔(Cummins, J. 1979-1980) Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills: Skills necessary
for functioning in every day life, face-to face interactions. These skills usually take about two
years to develop in most second language learners.
Brain Laterization ✔✔Refers to functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain which
affects language acquisition.
