ESL 154 practice test – Flashcards
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If you're studying SYNTAX, you are studying...
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the rules for correct sentence structure
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bite and byte are examples of...
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homophones
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the study of morphemes will help the student...
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grammatical information
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lang learners seem to acquire syntax...
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in the same order regardless if it is L1 or L2
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included in the study of semantics
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definition, intonation, meaning
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people change their register depending on...
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relationships, formality of situations, and attitudes towards listeners and subjects
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phonology
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the study of the way speech sounds form patterns
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these may have strong emotional influences on ELLs...
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culture and cultural differences
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simple sentence
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contatins subject and verb and expressed a complete thought
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compound sentence
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contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator (FANBOYS , )
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complex sentence
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has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses (always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which)
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compound-complex sentence
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made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
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reciprocal teaching
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an instructional activity in which students become the teacher in small group reading sessions. Teachers model, then help students learn to guide group discussions using four strategies: summarizing, question generating, clarifying, and predicting.
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why use reciprocal teaching?
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t encourages students to think about their own thought process during reading. It helps students learn to be actively involved and monitor their comprehension as they read. It teaches students to ask questions during reading and helps make the text more comprehensible.
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concept attainment model
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lessons are teacher-centered, but target critical thinking skills. This model is used for teaching concepts that have clear criterial attributes. The content objective is not communicated to students. The teacher presents examples (pictorial or verbal) of the concept or idea and students analyze the concept
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TPR
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Total Physical Response a method developed by Dr. James J. Asher , Students respond to commands that require physical movement; the process allows for a long period of listening and developing comprehension prior to production
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imperative sentence
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gives advice or instructions
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present progressive tense
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indicates continuing action, something going on now
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present perfect tense
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used to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now; used to describe your experience (have been...)
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fluency is increased in beginning and intermediate ELLs...
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read and re-read at independent reading level
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students exited from an ESL program must be monitored for __ years
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2 years
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Castaneda v. Pickard
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mandates that a program must be evaluated to determine if it's meeting it's instructional goal
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assists mainstream teachers in communicating with ELLs about content
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providing strategies for clarifying information, checking to comprehension and controlling the use of complex phrasing, idioms, and cultural references
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morphology
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word formation (prefixes, suffixes)
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semantics
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meaning in language (depends on context)
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pragmatics
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appropriate use of a language
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syntax
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how words are constructed for meaning and how sentences relate to each other
