Chapter 9 - Multicultural Considerations

Question 1

Acculturation

Answer 1

Immigrants take on American values and norms

Question 2

Assimilation

Answer 2

Incorporating culture into new society

Question 3

AAE characteristics

Answer 3

Omission of noun possessive/noun plural
Omission of "to be" (is, are)
Past tense overused - they is, they was
"None" substituted for "any"
"Be" as a main verb

Question 4

2 major Spanish dialects in the US

Answer 4

Southwest (Mexican)

Caribbean (Dominican republic)

Question 5

2 types of bilingualism

Answer 5

1) sequential

2) simultaneous

Question 6

Hispanics and incidences

Answer 6

High : cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes

Low: smoking rate

Question 7

African Americans and incidences

Answer 7

High: TBI, stroke, dementia, laryngeal cancer
Low: smoking and cleft

Question 8

Asian Americans

Answer 8

High: cleft, nasopharyngeal cancer, stroke
Low: Alzheimer’s and smoking rates

Question 9

Native Americans

Answer 9

High: cleft, alcoholism, fetal alcoholism
Low: lung cancer

Question 10

Assimilation

Answer 10

When L1 becomes L2

Question 11

Interference

Answer 11

Influence of one language on second language

Question 12

Exposure to L2 after 6

Answer 12

May take 5-7 years to acquire age appropriate cognitive and academic skills

Question 13

Transference

Answer 13

L1 forms foundation for L2
If L1 is poor, L2 will be poor
May loose L1 if you acquire L2

Question 14

Code switching

Answer 14

Shifting from one language to another