BTLPT BTLPT Sociolinguistics and Language Variation

Question 1

What does 'code-switching' mean in a bilingual educational context?

Accepted Answer

Alternating between two languages within or across utterances

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Switching between computer programming languages

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Teaching students to forget their home language

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Using only one language in the classroom

Question 2

In BTLPT preparation, understanding 'diglossia' is important because it describes:

Accepted Answer

A situation where two language varieties serve distinct social functions in a community

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The ability to speak two languages equally well

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The process of forgetting one language when learning another

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Teaching content in two languages simultaneously

Question 3

Which term describes the variety of Spanish spoken by Mexican-Americans in the US Southwest?

Accepted Answer

Chicano Spanish

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Castellano

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Rioplatense Spanish

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Caribeño Spanish

Question 4

What is 'language attrition' as it relates to BTLPT bilingual education candidates?

Accepted Answer

Gradual loss of proficiency in a language due to reduced use

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The process of learning a second language quickly

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Switching between academic and colloquial registers

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Teaching fewer languages in school

Question 5

For BTLPT purposes, 'additive bilingualism' refers to:

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Developing a second language while maintaining and valuing the first

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Teaching math in two languages

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Adding extra languages beyond a student's second language

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Using translation as the primary instructional strategy

Question 6

Which sociolinguistic factor most strongly influences which language a bilingual speaker uses in a given situation?

Accepted Answer

Domain — the social context including setting, topic, and participants

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The speaker's age only

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The speaker's income level

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The language they learned first