FTCE ESOL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Equal Educational Opportunities - ANSWERS -every LEP student has the right to equal access to
comprehensive academic programs; in alignment with the student's level of English proficiency,
scholarly achievement, and special needs; not limited to ESOL programs
Equal Access Monitoring - ANSWERS -every 3 years the FDOE reviews each school within the
district to see if they are complying with the Consent Decree (1990) resolutions
Phonology - ANSWERS -the way in which speech sounds form patterns; characteristics include
phonemes, pitch, and stress
concept maps - ANSWERS -students learn the relationship between the different elements of a
topic and how to organize them from the most general to the most specific
Surface Structure - ANSWERS -what we say or write-literal meaning of words
Pitch - ANSWERS -determines the context or meaning of words or series of words
Stress - ANSWERS -occurs at a "word" or "sentence" level
Dialect - ANSWERS -a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or
pronunciation - ANSWERS -often associated with a particular geographical region
,Phonographemics - ANSWERS -study of letters and letter combinations
Phonemes - ANSWERS -smallest units of sound in the human language, like consonants or
vowels
Homonyms - ANSWERS -word forms that have two or more meanings
Homographs - ANSWERS -two or more words that have same spelling or pronunciation but
different meanings, e.g. stalk (part of plant)/stalk (follow)
different meanings - ANSWERS -e.g. stalk (part of plant)/stalk (follow)
Homophones - ANSWERS -two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different
meanings and spelling e.g. wood/would, cite/sight
Heteronyms - ANSWERS -two or more words that have the same spelling, but have a different
pronunciation and meaning, e.g. Polish/polish.
Morphemic Analysis - ANSWERS -requires breaking a word down into its component parts to
determine its meaning
Sociolinguistics - ANSWERS -the study of how social conditions influence the use of language
these social factors include ethnicity, religion, gender, status, age, and education play a role in
how individuals use language
Morpheme - ANSWERS -the smallest unit of language system which has meaning; these smaller
units include the root/base word, prefix, and a suffix
,Morphology - ANSWERS -the process of how the words of a language are formed to create
meaningful messages
Underlying Principles of Morphology - ANSWERS -1. Morphemes may be free 2. Knowledge of
meanings of derivational morphemes 3. Provide grammatical rather that semantic information
for words and sentences (e.g. of, the, and) 4. Words can be combined to create new compound
words (e.g. keychain)
Pragmatics - ANSWERS -the study of how the context impacts the interpretation of language;
dictate language choice, body language, the degree of
intimacy - ANSWERS -and how meaning is interpreted
Syntax - ANSWERS -the order in which words are arranged to create meaning
Discourse - ANSWERS -linguistic units composed of several sentences; derivedfrom the concept
of "discursive formation" or communication that involves specialized knowledge of various kinds
Standardizer - ANSWERS -a learner who successfully integrates the new knowledge
Simplifier - ANSWERS -a learner that reverts to syntactical rules learned at easierstages they fail
to integrate the new knowledge
Code-switching - ANSWERS -a person who intersperses one language with another or mixing
some words, phrases, or idioms from one language with another
Empty language - ANSWERS -has little meaning but is important in social exchanges
Perfunctory speech - ANSWERS -has little meaning but is important in social exchanges
, Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills(BICS) - ANSWERS -learners must acquire to function in
social situations
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency(CALP) - ANSWERS -allows learners to participate in
informal discourses; the "language of learning"
Common Underlying Proficiency(CUP) Skills - ANSWERS -ideas, and concepts that learners can
transfer from their first language to their English learning
Sentence - ANSWERS -a group of words that has a subject and a predicate and expresses a
complete idea
Parts of speech - ANSWERS -eight classifications for words (noun, verb, pronoun, adjective,
adverb, prepositions, interjection, conjunctions
Subject - ANSWERS -tells what or whom the sentence is about
Predicate - ANSWERS -makes a statement about what the subject is or does
Compound subject - ANSWERS -when the subject consists o two or more pronouns, e.g.Books
and magazines filled the room.
Compound predicate - ANSWERS -a predicate that contains more than one verb pertaining to
the subject, e.g. The boys walked and talked.
Simple sentence - ANSWERS -an independent clause that is a complete thought consisting of a
subject and a predicate
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Equal Educational Opportunities - ANSWERS -every LEP student has the right to equal access to
comprehensive academic programs; in alignment with the student's level of English proficiency,
scholarly achievement, and special needs; not limited to ESOL programs
Equal Access Monitoring - ANSWERS -every 3 years the FDOE reviews each school within the
district to see if they are complying with the Consent Decree (1990) resolutions
Phonology - ANSWERS -the way in which speech sounds form patterns; characteristics include
phonemes, pitch, and stress
concept maps - ANSWERS -students learn the relationship between the different elements of a
topic and how to organize them from the most general to the most specific
Surface Structure - ANSWERS -what we say or write-literal meaning of words
Pitch - ANSWERS -determines the context or meaning of words or series of words
Stress - ANSWERS -occurs at a "word" or "sentence" level
Dialect - ANSWERS -a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or
pronunciation - ANSWERS -often associated with a particular geographical region
,Phonographemics - ANSWERS -study of letters and letter combinations
Phonemes - ANSWERS -smallest units of sound in the human language, like consonants or
vowels
Homonyms - ANSWERS -word forms that have two or more meanings
Homographs - ANSWERS -two or more words that have same spelling or pronunciation but
different meanings, e.g. stalk (part of plant)/stalk (follow)
different meanings - ANSWERS -e.g. stalk (part of plant)/stalk (follow)
Homophones - ANSWERS -two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different
meanings and spelling e.g. wood/would, cite/sight
Heteronyms - ANSWERS -two or more words that have the same spelling, but have a different
pronunciation and meaning, e.g. Polish/polish.
Morphemic Analysis - ANSWERS -requires breaking a word down into its component parts to
determine its meaning
Sociolinguistics - ANSWERS -the study of how social conditions influence the use of language
these social factors include ethnicity, religion, gender, status, age, and education play a role in
how individuals use language
Morpheme - ANSWERS -the smallest unit of language system which has meaning; these smaller
units include the root/base word, prefix, and a suffix
,Morphology - ANSWERS -the process of how the words of a language are formed to create
meaningful messages
Underlying Principles of Morphology - ANSWERS -1. Morphemes may be free 2. Knowledge of
meanings of derivational morphemes 3. Provide grammatical rather that semantic information
for words and sentences (e.g. of, the, and) 4. Words can be combined to create new compound
words (e.g. keychain)
Pragmatics - ANSWERS -the study of how the context impacts the interpretation of language;
dictate language choice, body language, the degree of
intimacy - ANSWERS -and how meaning is interpreted
Syntax - ANSWERS -the order in which words are arranged to create meaning
Discourse - ANSWERS -linguistic units composed of several sentences; derivedfrom the concept
of "discursive formation" or communication that involves specialized knowledge of various kinds
Standardizer - ANSWERS -a learner who successfully integrates the new knowledge
Simplifier - ANSWERS -a learner that reverts to syntactical rules learned at easierstages they fail
to integrate the new knowledge
Code-switching - ANSWERS -a person who intersperses one language with another or mixing
some words, phrases, or idioms from one language with another
Empty language - ANSWERS -has little meaning but is important in social exchanges
Perfunctory speech - ANSWERS -has little meaning but is important in social exchanges
, Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills(BICS) - ANSWERS -learners must acquire to function in
social situations
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency(CALP) - ANSWERS -allows learners to participate in
informal discourses; the "language of learning"
Common Underlying Proficiency(CUP) Skills - ANSWERS -ideas, and concepts that learners can
transfer from their first language to their English learning
Sentence - ANSWERS -a group of words that has a subject and a predicate and expresses a
complete idea
Parts of speech - ANSWERS -eight classifications for words (noun, verb, pronoun, adjective,
adverb, prepositions, interjection, conjunctions
Subject - ANSWERS -tells what or whom the sentence is about
Predicate - ANSWERS -makes a statement about what the subject is or does
Compound subject - ANSWERS -when the subject consists o two or more pronouns, e.g.Books
and magazines filled the room.
Compound predicate - ANSWERS -a predicate that contains more than one verb pertaining to
the subject, e.g. The boys walked and talked.
Simple sentence - ANSWERS -an independent clause that is a complete thought consisting of a
subject and a predicate
