ESOL Praxis Practice Test (2023)

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What is an example of a cooperative task in a classroom setting?

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Group projects where students work together to achieve a common goal.

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Recasting in language teaching

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Recasting is when a teacher reformulates a student's incorrect utterance into the correct form without directly correcting them.

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How can cultural background influence a student's learning style?

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Cultural background can shape preferences for individual versus group work, communication styles, and approaches to problem-solving.

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What is the characteristic most likely associated with a student's being from an individualistic culture?

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Valuing personal achievement.

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What is the significance of 'negative washback' in language testing?

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It occurs when a test negatively influences teaching and learning practices.

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What is the primary focus of 'nonnative speakers of English in a non-English speaking country'?

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TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)

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TEFL

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Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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What is the impact of using math skills in an English language proficiency test for ELLs?

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It may affect the validity of the test if it requires skills outside of language proficiency.

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What is the term for when an ELL uses incorrect verb forms, such as 'goed' instead of 'went'?

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Overgeneralization

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Process of adapting to a new culture while maintaining one's original cultural identity.

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Acculturation