Exam 4 Study Guide - EIEC 2140

What is a transitional bilingual education approach?

• A method where students learn two languages simultaneously from the start.

• A gradual transition from a student's first language to English.

• An approach where only English is used in the classroom.

• A system where students are taught in their second language only.

What influences the development of a dialect?

• Only geographic location.

• Cultural differences, social differences, and geography.

• The number of speakers in a region.

• The age of the speakers.

What is the difference between code mixing and code switching?

• Code mixing is deliberate, while code switching is accidental.

• Code mixing involves mixing languages, while code switching is the deliberate use of two languages.

• Code mixing is used in formal settings, while code switching is informal.

• Code mixing is only used by bilingual speakers, while code switching is not.

How is academic English characterized?

• It uses informal language and slang.

• It is a variation of formal standard American English used in educational and corporate settings.

• It is only used in literary texts.

• It avoids technical vocabulary and precise grammar.

How can we provide comprehensible input to English language learners?

• By using only submersion

• By combining submersion and a separate ESL class

• By using only a separate ESL class

• By avoiding submersion and ESL classes

How can you support second language acquisition in the classroom?

• By ignoring language differences

• By modeling positive teacher perspectives and creating a positive learning environment

• By focusing only on first language competencies

• By discouraging a learning community

What do the onset and rime refer to?

• Onset is the vowel of a syllable; Rime is the initial consonant

• Onset is the initial consonant; Rime is the vowel and any remaining consonants

• Onset is the entire syllable; Rime is the entire word

• Onset is the final consonant; Rime is the initial vowel

By what age do children typically complete phoneme production?

• 5 years old

• 6 years old

• 8 years old

• 10 years old

What factors influence vocabulary development?

• The amount of reading and writing they are exposed to

• The type of food they eat

• The number of sports they play

• The amount of sleep they get

What is an example of a derivational morpheme?

• Happy-Happiness

• Run-Running

• Quick-Quicker

• Play-Played