MTEL- ESL (54) ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
rules of word formation - CORRECT ANSWER - morphology
lang. majority students - CORRECT ANSWER - those whose primary language is English
language minority students - CORRECT ANSWER - those whose primary language is not
English
Goals of bilingual education - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) to teach Eng.
2) to provide support of students of ELL on other academic subjects
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - formal language skills
used for academic learning
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) - CORRECT ANSWER - language skills
needed for social conversation purposes)
Challenge of older students - CORRECT ANSWER - - less time
- school subjects are more complex
advantage of older students - CORRECT ANSWER - - well-developed cognitive and
conceptual system
- better literacy and numeracy skills
Limited English Procifient (LEP) - CORRECT ANSWER - beginners to intermediates in
English
, How long does it take for BICS to develop according to research? - CORRECT ANSWER -6
months to 2 years
How long does it take for CALPS to develop according to research? - CORRECT ANSWER -
more than 5 years
Sample Performance Indicators - CORRECT ANSWER - examples of "observable,
measurable language behaviors" in the five standards
Grade level cluster - CORRECT ANSWER - PreK-K, 1-3, 4-5 6-8, 9-12
Content Topic - CORRECT ANSWER - topic are based on state and national standards for
English lang. development, language ares science, math and social studies
five standards - CORRECT ANSWER - a national standard for instructing esl,
based on grade level
standard 1 = social english
stand 2-5 = academic english
revised in 2006 by TESOL
K1-1st graders - CORRECT ANSWER - For K1-1st grades, the linguistic gap between
english lang. learners and ther egnl. speaking peers are very small.
sociocultural - CORRECT ANSWER - the large environment in which the student is in. eg.
speaking/not English with parents; have/not have opportunities to hang out with native speakers
cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER - one's academic experience with one's primary language
personality - CORRECT ANSWER - determination, persistence
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
rules of word formation - CORRECT ANSWER - morphology
lang. majority students - CORRECT ANSWER - those whose primary language is English
language minority students - CORRECT ANSWER - those whose primary language is not
English
Goals of bilingual education - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) to teach Eng.
2) to provide support of students of ELL on other academic subjects
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - formal language skills
used for academic learning
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) - CORRECT ANSWER - language skills
needed for social conversation purposes)
Challenge of older students - CORRECT ANSWER - - less time
- school subjects are more complex
advantage of older students - CORRECT ANSWER - - well-developed cognitive and
conceptual system
- better literacy and numeracy skills
Limited English Procifient (LEP) - CORRECT ANSWER - beginners to intermediates in
English
, How long does it take for BICS to develop according to research? - CORRECT ANSWER -6
months to 2 years
How long does it take for CALPS to develop according to research? - CORRECT ANSWER -
more than 5 years
Sample Performance Indicators - CORRECT ANSWER - examples of "observable,
measurable language behaviors" in the five standards
Grade level cluster - CORRECT ANSWER - PreK-K, 1-3, 4-5 6-8, 9-12
Content Topic - CORRECT ANSWER - topic are based on state and national standards for
English lang. development, language ares science, math and social studies
five standards - CORRECT ANSWER - a national standard for instructing esl,
based on grade level
standard 1 = social english
stand 2-5 = academic english
revised in 2006 by TESOL
K1-1st graders - CORRECT ANSWER - For K1-1st grades, the linguistic gap between
english lang. learners and ther egnl. speaking peers are very small.
sociocultural - CORRECT ANSWER - the large environment in which the student is in. eg.
speaking/not English with parents; have/not have opportunities to hang out with native speakers
cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER - one's academic experience with one's primary language
personality - CORRECT ANSWER - determination, persistence
