GACE Terms - #1

What is the purpose of the ACCESS test?

• To teach academic vocabulary

• To measure ELL students' English proficiency

• To evaluate cognitive development

• To assess students' cultural assimilation

Adjusting communication to match someone else's language ability is known as:

• Acculturation

• Scaffolding

• Accommodation

• Pragmatics

The process of adapting to a new culture’s customs and language is called:

• Assimilation

• Acculturation

• Accommodation

• Translation

Which term refers to fully integrating into a new culture, sometimes replacing the original culture?

• Acculturation

• Scaffolding

• Assimilation

• Metacognition

Who proposed that children have an innate ability to learn language?

• Krashen

• Skinner

• Chomsky

• Vygotsky

Krashen's Input Hypothesis suggests learners acquire language when:

• They memorize grammar rules

• They are corrected immediately

• They receive input slightly beyond their current level

• They read at their exact proficiency level

Which of the following is NOT one of Krashen’s theories?

• Monitor Model

• Input Hypothesis

• Silent Period

What does the acronym BICS stand for?

• Bilingual Instruction for Cultural Students

• Basic Instruction in Communication Skills

• Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills

• Broad Interpretive Communication Strategies

The formal language needed for academic success is referred to as:

• BICS

• CALP

• Phonology

• Pragmatics

What instructional approach integrates language and content learning with strategy instruction?

• TPR

• CALLA

• CBI

• ZPD