Bilingualism

Question 1

Monolingual English?

Answer 1

comprehends and produces English only

Question 2

low mixed english/other language

Answer 2

comprehends both languages imperfectly, though English is slightly stronger. Mixes languages in speaking.

Question 3

English dominant

Answer 3

Comprehends and produces English well. Uses Other Language when required but has less proficiency with it.

Question 4

Bilingual

Answer 4

comprehends and produces both languages equally well. code-switches easily

Question 5

Other language dominant

Answer 5

comprehends and produces other language well. uses English when required but has less proficiency with it

Question 6

Low mixed other language/English

Answer 6

comprehends and produces both languages imperfectly, though other language is slightly stronger. mixes the languages in speaking.

Question 7

Monolingual other lanuage

Answer 7

comprehends and produces other language only

Question 8

What is cultural bias?

Answer 8

test taking orientaiton; tasks and items

Question 9

Examiner sensitivity bias

Answer 9

lack of examiner familiarity with culture/language

Question 10

Examiner expectations bias

Answer 10

examiner anticipates particular responses or lack of responses

Question 11

Overinterpretation bias

Answer 11

overgeneralizing results

Question 12

linguistic bias

Answer 12

prompts examiner uses; test items; use non-contrastive features