ESOL Test

Which of the following terms refers to how the level of a language learner's negative feelings and motivation correlates to his/her to acquire new language skills?

• Deductive Reasoning

• Intrinsic reinforce

• Affective Filter

• Self-regulated learning

Mr. Lewis, a new ESL teacher, is evaluating several assessments that were used by the former teacher. Because of the diverse cultural background of his students, he wants to ensure that the assessments he chooses to incorporate into the curriculum do not exhibit any cultural bias. Which of the following questions is the most appropriate to use as a guideline when screening the assessments for cultural bias?

• Was the ESL teacher who designed the assessments fluent in more that one language?

• Will the students need a high level of sociopragmatic competence to complete the assessments?

• Are the scores the students received on the assessments in the past reliable?

• Do the assessments separate content-area learning from language learning?

An ESL teacher plans to evaluate the students' midyear progress by referencing various examples of their work taken from the current semester. Which of the following will most accurately assist the teacher in assessing the students English-language development?

• Standardized test scores that demonstrate ESL students' academic performance in specific content areas.

• Report card grades and comments from all content areas classroom teachers.

• Individualized portfolios that include all essays, presentation rubrics, and tests.

• A norm-referenced midterm exam that was recently administered to ESL students

Which of the following makes the greatest use of active participation, including gestures and body movement?

• Grammar translation

• Total physical response

• suggestopedia

• The Direct Method

Mr. Abbot notices that a few of his EL students have not been doing classroom or homework assignments because they lack motivation to learn about certain topics. Mr. Abbot can best increase his students' intrinsic motivation to learn by

• Offering them verbal praise after they complete an assignment properly.

• Rewarding them with a small prize after they successfully complete a certain number of assignments.

• Determining their interests and incorporating those interests into classroom lessons.

• Calling their parents to inform them of missing assignments.

An ESL teacher is conducting a lesson about the woolly Mammoth. Sandra an intermediate level EL, is having trouble taking notes on the characteristic of the animal during the lesson. Based on Sandra's needs, the ESL teacher should provide her with a

• Graphic organizer with a word bank about the woolly mammoth

• Collection of photographs of the woolly Mammoth

• multiple choice worksheet about the woolly mammoth

• textbook passage on the woolly Mammoth from a lower grade level

Mr. Jenkins, an ESL teacher, recently took his students on a field to a museum. The following day, Mr. Jenkins asks the class to recount their trip to the museum as he transcribes their dictated speech. The next day he distributes copies of the transcriptions and has the students work in groups to find and correct errors. Finally, he has the students expand the transcriptions into a narrative essay as a homework assignment. Which of the following best describes the instructional approach being utilized by Mr. Jenkins.

• Language experience approach

• Multi-sensory approach

• Natural approach

• Phonics approach

The following conversation takes place between, an EL and the ESOL teacher. Student:

He read frequently the newspaper. TEACHER: Oh, he frequently reads the newspaper?

• Meta-linguistic feedback

• Positive feedback

• An elicitation

• A recast

Which of the following situations indicates that an EL may require testing for special education services?

• The EL often shifts from one language to another when speaking

• The EL exhibits an English- language pattern that is highly unusual compared to that of others who speak the L!

• The EL's ability to communicate simple ideas in English is impeded by a heavy accent

• The EL is hesitant to speak and does not participate in most classroom discussion

A social studies teacher plans to administer a chapter test that includes multiple- choice and short answer questions. Which of the following testing accommodations would be most appropriate for the intermediate-level ELS in the class?

• Permitting the ELs to use the test study guide during the test

• Allowing the ELs to take the test in their native languages

• Allotting the ELs more time to complete the test.

• Reducing the number of questions on the EL's version of the test