TExES English Second Language (154)

An ESL teacher is instructing new students in which English alphabet letters represent which English speech sounds. This most closely relates to:

• morphology

• phonology

• syntax

• semantics

ESL students are learning new English vocabulary words. To which area does this most relate?

• pragmatics

• lexicon

• discourse

• academics

A teacher is explaining to an ESL class that "She knew what not to do" indicates something completely different from "She knew not what to do." Into which language area does this distinction primarily fall?

• semantic

• academic

• syntactic

• pragmatic

BICS vs. CALP refers to:

• Social language vs. academic language

• Specific subject vs. general vocabulary

• Cognitively difficult vs. simple language

• Formal language vs. informal language

If an ESL student has had no previous education or support in his/her native language, about how long will it usually take to acquire CALP in English after coming to America?

• Six months to two years

• Five years to seven years

• Seven years to ten years

• Less time than six months

According to many ESL experts, which is most accurate about concepts and skills that ESL students have learned in their native languages?

• Students must unlearn what they learned in L1 to learn in L2

• Students must learn concepts separately in each language

• Students can transfer these learned skills from their L1 to L2

• Students must learn skills all over again in English as their L2

Planned ESL instruction should ideally focus on which of these?

• Listening, speaking, reading, and writing English at every proficiency level

• Primarily in speaking English at each level with secondary focus on reading

• Mainly reading and writing English and then listening and speaking English

• Mainly speaking and listening with secondary focus on reading and writing

According to the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) required by the Texas Administrative Code, curriculum requirements include that school districts offer one or more courses in required curriculum containing a research writing component for students entering grade:

• 12

• 9

• 6

• 3

According to the concept of the "Dual Iceberg Representation" regarding L1 and L2 acquisition, which of these is most accurate?

• The visible surface features that differ from L1 to L2 are the largest components

• It is more effective to teach skills and concepts in L2 while teaching L2 vocabulary

• The underlying skills for L1 are different from those required for learning L2

• It is more effective to teach skills and concepts in L1 while teaching L2 vocabulary

Which of the following is a similarity between L1 and L2 acquisition?

• Learners are no more inhibited/anxious in learning an L2 than their L1

• Learners generally acquire and apply rules with equal facility for both

• Learners generally have more world knowledge learning in L1 than an L2

• Learners construct language from existing concept knowledge in both