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WorksheetsESL STUDY NOTES
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 3hrs 28mins
BICS basic interpersonal communication skills
program for esl students
skills necessary to function in everyday life
esl resources
An ESL teacher uses supplementary texts in class that feature aspects of different cultures. The teacher also highlights vocabulary words from each unit that can be translated into the two or three languages the students speak. The class reads the words together and discusses them before beginning each unit. The teacher’s actions are primarily examples of which of the following?
Culturally responsive instruction
Cultural relativism
Ethnocentrism
Multilingual education
Volunteers from local churches and businesses are interested in assisting students in a school’s ESL program. Which TWO of the following tasks are the most appropriate roles for the volunteers to fulfill?
Team teaching with a general education or ESL teacher
Facilitating guided reading groups and literature circles
Mentoring students with the guidance of the classroom teacher
Assisting with the tutoring of struggling readers and writers
Administering TELPAS and other assessments to gather data
A school is planning a meeting for ESL families to focus on parental involvement. The goal is to make the families feel welcome and provide them with the most effective ways to support language development at home. Which THREE of the following are the most effective approaches to help build trust with ESL families?
Demonstrating to parents how to continue to build on foundational skills
Having bilingual support personnel in attendance during the meeting
Encouraging parents to interact with their children in their first language
Providing American snacks and drinks during the meeting
Holding the meeting during the school day
Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the transfer of literacy knowledge and skills from L1 to L2?
Literacy instruction should be confined to L1 to prevent negative transfer between L1 and L2.
Literacy instruction should be confined to L2 to prevent negative transfer between L1 and L2.
Literacy experiences developed in L1 with native language scaffolding have a positive impact on literacy development in L2.
Literacy experiences developed in L1 through home reading activities have a negative impact on literacy development in L2.
Which of the following is the best strategy to help ELLs when having phonetic struggles?
Presenting small group lessons on digraphs, consonant blends, and vowel sounds
Focusing on context clues and word structure analysis during read-alouds
Integrating activities with high-frequency words into learning centers
Modeling think-aloud strategies during guided reading
Miscue Assessment
read unfamiliar text to record errors
oral test for esl students
basic skills for everyday life
wmls woodcock - munoz- language survey
L1 testing
oral language proficiency exam
court case
phonogram
words that do not follow the sound rules
structure of a word
letter or combination of letters that produce a certain sound
structured english immersion model
ell's taught in english and grade level
instruction taught in two languages
Where was the first BILINGUAL EDUCATION program developed for Spanish-speaking Cubans and Anglos?
Coral Way Elementary in Florida
Coral Way Elementary in Texas
Coral Way Elementary in Alabama
Coral Way Elementary in Georgia
In what YEAR was the first BILINGUAL EDUCATION program developed for Spanish-speaking Cubans and Anglos?
1963
1964
1974
1971
Which of the following prohibits the discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in the operation of all federally assisted programs?
1964 Civil Rights Act, TITLE VI
1968 Bilingual Education Act, TITLE VII
Which of the following is a suit by CHINESE parents in SAN FRANCISCO that led to the SUPREME COURT ruling that identical education does not constitute EQUAL education under the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT? School districts must take AFFIRMATIVE steps to overcome educational barriers faced by LEP students. Congress based the Equal Educational Opportunity Act, extending this decision to all schools.
Remember: Same language in same grade level.
1974 Lau v. Nichols
Serna v. Portales
Plyer v. Doe
In _____________, AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VII, the Bilingual Education Act, emphasize strictly transitional nature of native language instruction, expand eligibility to students who are LEP and permit enrollment of English-speaking students in BILINGUAL programs.
1978
1968
1963
1964
In what year did the FIFTH CIRCUIT OF APPEALS formulate a three-part test based to determine school districted compliance with Equal Education Opportunities Act (1974)?
1981 - Castaneda v. Pickard
1982 - Plyer v. Doe (Tyler ISD)
2001 - No child Left Behind
The Supreme Court DENIES the states' rights to exclude the children of ILLEGAL immigrants from PUBLIC schools.
Castaneda v. Pickard - 1981
Plyler v. Doe - 1982
TYLER ISD
Gomez v. Illinois - 1987
Lau v. Nichola - 1974
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
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
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
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
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
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
Researchers have been studying Columbus's early voyages.
present perfect progressive
present progressive
past perfect progressive
The train had been carrying cargo to the west coast.
future progressive
past progressive
past perfect progressive
The students will be searching for interesting facts in the library.
future progressive
present progressive
future perfect progressive
We were visiting family last July.
present progressive
past progressive
past perfect progressive
structured english immersion
primary or native language
instruction tailored to the needs of students while they learn english
words they can understand but may not be comfortable using
intermediate language proficiency stage
students knows 6,000 words, stage opinions, share thoughts
student knows 3,000 words, state opinions, share thoughts
student knows 1,000 words , state opinions, share thoughts
silent receptive
students knows the words but may not be comfortable using them
students knows 6,000 words and state thoughts
words that are tailored to students
L1
secondary language
primary or native language
krashen theory
95% of language is learned through normal everyday life
late exit is better than early exit
advanced language proficiency stage
on grade level and knows the content
can speak english comparable to that of same age of native speakers
can speak up to 2,000 words
principal verbs
shows the action of a verb
describe a state not an action
verbs that shows a since of possibility, ability, permission
phonetically irregular words
shows the action of a verb
words that do not follow the standard rules of sound-letter association (two,sure,busy)
verbs that shows a since of permission, ability
modal verbs
verbs that shows a since of permission, ability, possibility
shows the action of a verb
words that do not follow the standard rules of sound
linking verbs
connect the subject with a word that gives information
words that describe an action
letters that do not follow structure rules
syntactic and semantic competence
connecting the subject with a word
classify vocabulary to help learn new vocabulary
teaching style that supports ELLs while they learn english
sheltered instruction
classify vocabulary to help learn new vocabulary
connect subject with a word
teaching style that supports ella while they learn english
tonel language
language which pitch is used
speaking formally
concrete object used for students comprehension
discourse
a tonal language in one in which pitch is used
concrete objects used for students comprehension
speaking fomally
realia
a tonal language in one in which pitch is used
speaking formally
concrete objects used for students comprehension
assimilation
a group absorbing a new culture and losing original culture
how words are structured in smaller parts
adapting a new language
acculturation
a group absorbing a new culture and losing original culture
how words are structured in smaller parts
adapting a new language
morphology
how words are structured in smaller parts
a group absorbing a new culture and losing original culture
adapting a new language
comprehensible input
prefixes that can not stand alone
learners understand the message or point in target language
words that are similar in both form and meanings
bound morpheme
prefixes that cant stand alone
learners understand the message or point in target language
words that are similar in both form and meanings
false cognate
words that are similar in both form and meanings
prefixes that cant stand alone
learners understand the message or point in target language
pragmatics
going from spanish to english
social language skills
learning in chunks connecting prior knowledge with new
information processing theory
learning in chunks connecting prior knowledge with new
going from spanish to english
social language skills
behaviorist view
language is learned by mimicking and practice
words that have different meanings
lexical ambiguity
language is learned by mimicking and practice
words that have 2 different meanings
Which descriptors accurately describe a beginning listener?
Speaker requires linguistic supports for topics are familiar
Speaker is seeks clarification in English to determine meaning
Student can identify key words or phrases for comprehension
Student seek cues from others for support
Identify the correct descriptors of an Advanced listener.
Understands most implicit information during social interactions.
Usually understands simple, routine directions
Only occasionally requires the speaker to repeat or rephrase for clarification
Sometimes needs processing time
A Beginning speaker will:
express simple, original messages
speak using a very limited bank of high frequency vocabulary
use single words or short phrases to express needs
use pronunciation that significantly inhibits communication
An Advanced High reader will:
Recognize some basic English vocabulary in isolated print
Require minimal second language acquisition support to comprehend main points.
Understand with minimal support explicit and implicit main points and supporting details
Require visual and linguistic supports to confirm meaning
Writers who can participate meaningfully, with second language acquisition support, in most grade appropriate shared writing activities using the English language would be classified as
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced High
Writers who can participate meaningfully in grade-appropriate shared writing activities using the English language only when the writing topic is highly familiar and concrete and requires very high-frequency English would be classified as:
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced High
What are the ELPS student expectations?
Expectations that integrate and focus on skills that support only social language development.
Expectations that integrate and focus on skills that support only academic language development.
Expectations that integrate and focus on skills that support both social and academic language development.
affective filter
instruction in the classroom
listening skills
how ell's attitudes are may determine their success
cognate
different words
same or similar meaning
ethnocentrism
changing your language
students thinking their culture is standard (americans eating with a fork vs asians eating with chopsticks
