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MTESOL FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDEQUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
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What does "TESOL" stand for? - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Which is part of the federal government's definition of an ELL? - Students who don't understand English
well enough to be successful in an English-language classroom
What are school districts required to do with regard to ELs? - Give a Home Language Survey to all
students to identify ELs
What does research show about the relationship between ELLs' (L1) native language oral proficiency and
literacy, and their (L2) English literacy skills? - Native language (L1) oral proficiency and literacy improves
English (L2)
Which aspect of language takes young ELs longer to master? - CALP, or "academic language"
In which type of program would ELs receive L1 support as they move into an English-speaking
environment? - Transitional bilingual program
How have ideas about teaching ELLs changed since the 1990s? - Newer research shows that bilingualism
has benefits, and ELLs learn English better when they can maintain their L1.
According to recent research, how does the brain functioning of bilingual people seem to differ from that
of monolingual people? - Bilingual people have better executive functioning and problem-solving
abilities.
What is an EL? - An English Learner
, What does Dr. Metro believe about you? - You CAN gain the skills and knowledge to provide excellent
instruction to ELs.
What do you always have to do to have an absence excused in LTC 4460 (thus avoiding your final grade
going down by one-half letter)? - Make up the work you missed within one week.
When are reading questions due? - In class on the day the readings are due.
In general, when and how are assignments (quizzes and projects) in LTC 4460 due? - Via Canvas, by the
beginning of class time on the day they are due.
What are the 4 language skills we will learn about? - Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing
Which text is in an academic register, with field of the eclipse, a formal tenor, and a written mode? - A
total solar eclipse occurs when the Earth intersects the umbra portion of the Moon's shadow.
How long does it take most ELs to develop academic (context-reduced) registers of language? - Up to 7
years.
Which sentence summarizes Vygotsky's theory of sociocultural development? - Learning is a social
process in which students can acquire new thinking skills by doing work within the Zone of Proximal
Development.
What is one critique of progressive pedagogy? - It disadvantages ELs because it doesn't provide explicit
language teaching.
What would be an opportunity for an EL to produce "comprehensible output" in English? - Talking with a
peer in English during paired problem solving.
Why is using "stretched language" important for ELs? - It allows them to develop language skills beyond
those they already have.
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