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WorksheetsLANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is the primary goal of a bilingual education program?
Teach only the dominant language
Develop proficiency in two languages
Discourage the use of minority languages
Replace students’ home language
Which language policy promotes the use of a single official language in government and education?
Multilingual policy
Monolingual policy
Plurilingual policy
Complementary policy
What does the term "language maintenance" refer to?
The process of learning a new language
Efforts to preserve and continue use of a minority language
Switching languages depending on context
Abandoning one's native language
What is a lingua franca?
A language used as a common means of communication by speakers of different native languages
A dialect used in rural areas
An extinct language
A language learned only in schools
What is the main characteristic of additive bilingualism?
The addition of a second language without losing the first
Replacing the mother tongue with another language
Learning languages separately
Mixing languages in speech
Which of the following is a common challenge faced in multilingual education?
Lack of materials in minority languages
High student motivation
Excessive government funding
Uniform teacher training
What is the purpose of language immersion programs?
To teach students exclusively in their native language
To develop proficiency by teaching subjects in a target language
To separate speakers of different languages
To discourage bilingualism
The concept of "language shift" is best described as:
A sudden change in grammar rules
The process whereby a speech community shifts from using one language to another
The creation of a new dialect
Learning a foreign language
What is the main focus of a mother tongue-based multilingual education policy?
Early education in the student's first language
Teaching only the national language
Teaching only foreign languages
Using only the dominant language in classrooms
What is the principle of "linguistic human rights"?
The right to choose the language for communication, education, and cultural expression
The obligation to learn the official language
The right to ignore minority languages
The requirement to speak multiple languages
How does language policy influence social integration?
It has no influence
By fostering inclusive communication among diverse groups
By promoting linguistic segregation
By forbidding minority languages
What does "language prestige" mean?
Status and respect accorded to a language within a community or country
The number of speakers
Age of the language
Length of words
Official language policies are often motivated by:
National identity and unity
Linguistic diversity
Ignoring minority groups
Increasing foreign language teaching
What is "code-switching"?
The practice of alternating between two or more languages or dialects within a conversation
Learning two languages simultaneously
Using only one language
Misusing grammar
Which program promotes teaching all subjects through a dominant language to accelerate integration?
Maintenance bilingual education
Transitional bilingual education
Heritage language program
Dual language immersion
Language planning is:
the deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or acquisition of languages within a speech community
the spontaneous evolution of language over time
the study of ancient languages only
the process of translating texts from one language to another
What is the role of a "language commissioner" in multilingual countries?
Oversee language policy implementation and protect linguistic rights
Teach foreign languages in schools
Translate documents
Maintain language textbooks
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages aims to:
Protect and promote regional and minority languages
Make one official language mandatory
Discourage use of dialects
Limit language education
A policy of "linguistic assimilation" usually:
Encourages minority groups to adopt the majority language
Supports minority language maintenance
Promotes multilingual education
Ensures equal language rights
What is a "diglossic" situation?
Two varieties of a language used in complementary social contexts
Monolingual society
Mixing of languages
Language death
What is the primary function of a "language nest" program?
Immersive early childhood education in endangered languages
Adult language courses
Teaching foreign languages to students
Translation programs
Which document typically sets out a country's official language(s)?
Language census
Constitution
School handbook
Language textbook
Which of the following best describes "heritage language" programs?
Language instruction designed to strengthen minority language among descendants
Courses about historical languages
Teaching of official languages only
Language testing
What is the key difference between "transitional" and "maintenance" bilingual education?
Transitional aims for proficiency shift; maintenance supports bilingualism
Maintenance implies language loss
They are the same
Transitional supports minority languages
What is "linguistic imperialism"?
Dominance of one language over others through political and economic power
Equal support for all languages
Language learning through schools
Use of classical languages
A "plurilingualism" policy:
Encourages proficiency in multiple languages within individuals
Promotes one official language
Language learning through schools
Use of classical languages
Which approach involves children learning a second language through immersion while being supported in their mother tongue?
Submersion
Dual-language immersion
Sink-or-swim
Monolingual approach
"Safe harbor" in language policy refers to:
Protections for minority languages against suppression
Promotion of a single national language
Language excused from being taught
Ignoring dialects
The "Ethnolinguistic vitality" concept assesses:
The ability of a language group to survive and function
The phonetic richness of a language
Script complexity
Grammar difficulty
What language policy does Singapore follow?
Official multilingualism with English as the lingua franca
Monolingualism
No official language
Only Chinese language education
An example of a "de facto" language policy is:
Usage pattern emerging without official legislation
Official languages in a constitution
Government-mandated language
None of the above
Which international organization promotes linguistic diversity and multilingual education?
UNESCO
NATO
WHO
EU
What is "language endangerment"?
When a language is at risk of falling out of use
Language learning difficulties
Teacher shortage
Official language policies
The Canadian Official Languages Act promotes:
Equal status for English and French
English dominance
French dominance
Only bilingual provinces
What is the main goal of "mother tongue instruction"?
Improve learning outcomes by teaching students in their first language
Teach only the official language
Only for adult learners
Discourage bilingualism
"Critical period hypothesis" relates to:
Age limits for effective language acquisition
Language curriculum deadlines
Timing of language tests
Scheduled language policy reviews
The term "ethnolinguistic minority" means:
A cultural group with a distinct language that differs from the majority
Majority language speakers
Language learners
Official language speakers
What does "intergenerational transmission" refer to?
Passing a language from parents to children
Translation of documents
Language learning in schools
Official language programs
"Triage" in language policy refers to:
Prioritizing languages for preservation based on vitality
Ignoring minority languages
Promoting a single language
Eliminating dialects
Which of these is a common feature of "translanguaging" practices?
Using multiple languages fluidly within communication
Avoiding language mixing
Using only the official language
Code splitting
What is the "Submersion" approach in language education?
Teaching minority language speakers in the dominant language without support
Supporting bilingual development
Exclusive native language instruction
Using two languages equally
The term "linguistic landscape" refers to:
Visible display of languages in public spaces
Climate effect on language
Number of speakers
Language learning environment
Which of the following illustrates a multilingual policy?
a) Switzerland recognizing four national languages
b) Unilingual language use in North Korea
c) Monolingual education
"Content and Language Integrated Learning" (CLIL) is:
Teaching curricular subjects through a foreign language
Foreign language drills
Grammar translation method
Monolingual teaching
What is the role of community involvement in language policy?
Ensures policies reflect community needs and values
Has no role
Discourages minority languages
Regulates official languages
What is a "heritage language learner"?
A person acquiring a language of their family background
A person learning a completely foreign language
A language teacher
All of the above
"Language death" occurs when:
No fluent speakers remain
Grammar changes
A dialect changes
A language gains official status
What strategy is often used to revitalize endangered languages?
Immersion education programs
Avoidance of language teaching
Shifting to dominant languages
Standardizing one language only
A curriculum which revolves around uses to which language is put is ________ in orientation?
Structural
Functional
Situational
Procedural
Which theory of language learning advocates habit formation?
cognitive
bilingualism
behaviorism
immersion
Which two components of language are considered productive?
Reading and listening
Speaking and writing
Listening and speaking
Reading and wrting
