Final Exam review

Question 1

Valid modifications to a teacher’s selivery of instruction that extends ELLs comprehension includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Speaking louder, speaking slower, speaking clearer, all of the above

Answer 1

Speaking louder

Question 2

Teacher’s stereotypes about their student’s non-standard language use

Answer 2

Cause unconscious prejudice in teacher’s treatment of language minority children

Question 3

Literacy scaffolds include all of the following except:

Shared reading, phonics workbooks, readers theater, dialogue journals

Answer 3

Phonics workbooks

Question 5

The difference between language competence and language performance is

Answer 5

Knowledge of the language as opposed to what one can do with language

Question 6

Interlanguage:

Shows evidence that the process of L2 development is systematic and rule governed, is the term used to describe the intermediate status of he learner’s system between L1 & L2, is the continuum between the L1 & the L2, all of the above

Answer 6

All of the above

Question 7

First and second language acquisition research shows that

Answer 7

Learners creative use of language provide evidence of internalized rules of language

Question 8

The knowledge that we have of our first language is developed

Answer 8

Through a subconscious process

Question 9

Which classroom practice provides contextualized language, more opportunities to request clarification, and allows students to hear a great amount of language?

Answer 9

Small group work

Question 10

Which context of listening is easier

Answer 10

Two-way interpersonal

Question 12

The terms pragmatic so, semantics, phonology, morphology, and syntax are referred to as

Answer 12

Linguistic subsystems

Question 13

BICS is an acronym that refers to a person’s __________ skills.

Answer 13

Social Language

Question 14

Morphemes are

Answer 14

Units of meaning in word structure

Question 15

From an in study perspective children

Answer 15

Construct grammar through a process of hypothesis testing

Question 16

According to the interactionist theory of language acquisition

Answer 16

Caregivers play a critical role by adjusting language to facilitate the use of innate capacities children have for language acquisition

Question 17

The two most important elements of oral language development are

Answer 17

Comprehensible input and social interaction

Question 18

Which of he following statements accurately describes literacy scaffolds

Answer 18

All of them

Question 19

Semantics is the study of

Answer 19

Linguistic meaning

Question 20

When students commit errors when speaking, teachers who follow the behaviorist theory of language acquisition

Answer 20

correct errors immediately

Question 21

Comprehensible input refers to

Answer 21

Language used in ways that make it understandable to the learner even though second language proficiency is limited

Question 23

When a new ELL student arrives in your classroom, you should initially worry about

Answer 23

Providing social-emotional support

Question 24

A dialogue journal can help English language learners in all the following except

Answer 24

Build a social peer group

Question 25

Which of the following hypotheses is not one of leashes hypotheses

Answer 25

Stimulus response

Question 26

One good definition of scaffolding is

Answer 26

A scaffold provides temporary support by more capable people that permits students to participate in a complex process before they are able to do so unassisted

Question 27

Teacher made tests, checklists, anecdotal observations and miscue analysis are all examples of

Answer 27

Informal assessment

Question 28

Which assessment technique does not rely on classroom observation

Answer 28

Standardized testing

Question 29

In which theory of language acquisition does the social environment play a significant role

Answer 29

Interactionist theory

Question 30

This activity raises enthusiasm and confidence in early readers

Answer 30

Choral reading

Question 31

Informal assessments include all but the following

Answer 31

Standardized tests

Question 32

Some significant differences between oral and written language acquisition include which of the following

Answer 32

All of them

Question 41

Bilingual proficiency is a question of

Answer 41

Degree and function as well as ability and use