ED 361 Exam 2

It is most important for a teacher who provides content instruction to ESL students to do which of the following?

• Expect the ESL students to remain academically behind their peers.
• Incorporate content materials that are culturally relevant to the ESL students.
• Provide lower-level content instructional materials to the ESL students.
• Discourage ESL students from using nonstandard English.

Hahn, a Vietnamese student, has been in the United States for eighteen months. She is progressing in her schoolwork, but she rarely speaks to her teacher or her classmates. Which of the following is the best action for the teacher to help increase Hahn's oral proficiency in English?

• Partnering Hah with an English-speaking peer during oral discussions and presentations.
• Providing Hahn with a list of common phrases in English for her to memorize and practice.
• Incorporating daily lessons on social interactions that include role-playing.
• Provide individual social lessons for Hahn to practice speaking until she is comfortable.

Marcos is an ELL who is literate in his native language and speaks English well, but struggles with reading informative texts in English. After assigning a research project, the teacher wants to find a way to support Marcos's English literacy development as he completes the assignment. Which of the following is the best way to accomplish the teacher's goal?

• Translating informative texts to Marcos's native language and having him conduct his research using the translated texts.
• Providing Marcos with research in English presented in an audio format that he can listen to and then present his findings to the class.
• Pairing Marcos with a native English speaking peer who can help to explain the research they find in English.
• Supplementing English texts with research in Marcos's native language. He then presents his findings in English.

Students that must learn English while also mastering the content for their regular classes.

• ELL (English Language Learners
• MLL (Multiple Language Learners)
• IEP (Individualized Education Plan)
• LEP (Limited Language Plan)

How long does it typically take for an English learner to develop Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS)?

• 3 years
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 4 years

How many additional years does it typically take an English Learner to develop Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency?

• 4-6 years
• 1-2 years
• 3-5 years
• 5-7 years

Mika has been in the United States for one month and still won't speak a single word of English. Which of the following most likely explains his behavior?

• Mika is exhibiting defiant behavior as a normal part of culture shock.
• Mika is probably suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Mika probably doesn't want to learn English.
• Mika is probably engaged in a natural part of language acquisition, called the "silent period."

After being in the United States for two years, Pablo seems to have no problem talking with his friends at lunch. But, when it comes to classwork, he says he doesn't understand anything. What's probably going on?

• Pablo doesn't want to do his classwork, so he claims he doesn't understand.
• Pablo has proficiency in social language, but not in academic language.
• Pablo pretends to not understand so he can get accommodations.
• Pablo has a learning disability.

Which statement is false?

• English learners can usually understand more than they can say.
• English learners should be expected to speak English from the moment they first arrive in U.S. schools.
• High quality instruction in academic language impacts how quickly a student reaches full proficiency in English.
• Social language skill typically develop quicker than academic language skills.

How long does it take to acquire academic language?

• 10 years or more
• Right away
• 1 year
• Between 5-7 years