FREE CTEL Culture and Inclusion Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following best represents how research on cultural factors that affect English language learners' academic success has been applied?

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A teacher adapts instructional practices to respond to English learners' culturally influenced approaches to learning.

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A teacher focuses on language instruction with English learners and minimizes instruction related  to culture.

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A teacher organizes instructional activities so that English learners with the same cultural background tend to be grouped together.

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A teacher develops a comprehensive curriculum designed to immerse English learners in mainstream U.S. culture.

Question 2

Which of the following behaviors best describes the acculturation process' acceptance stage?

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A person is comfortable in settings related to the original culture and those related to the new culture.

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A person consciously abandons beliefs and traditions associated with the original culture

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A person is fascinated by and enthralled with all aspects of the new culture.

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A person begins to establish  some personal relationships with individuals from the new culture.

Question 3

Late twentieth-century immigrants were more likely to: Compared to early twentieth-century immigrants to the United States,

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immigrate in family units.

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immigrate to the Atlantic coast.

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come from countries where Indo-European languages are spoken.

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come from rural regions of their home countries

Question 4

An English learner who is a good student and speaks English fluently is seen by a third-grade teacher to have a tendency to respond slowly when asked to answer questions. Before the kid speaks, other students in the class frequently yell answers and wave their hands in the air. Which of the following would the teacher need to keep in mind the most in this circumstance?

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In some cultures, it is respectful to weigh one's words carefully before responding to a question.

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A reluctance to respond verbally may indicate the presence of a language or learning difficulty.

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The student's hesitation to speak may indicate a general lack of academic preparation.

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In some cultures, silence is used as an expression of anger or frustration about a particular situation.

Question 5

Several books concerning the student's nation are being consulted by a third-grade teacher in order to get ready for the arrival of a new English learner who is a recent immigrant. The teacher learns from a variety of sources that individuals from the student's nation typically respect modesty and may find it awkward to receive compliments. The teacher chooses not to add happy faces and stars to the writing of the new student in an effort to be culturally respectful. Which of the following steps would the instructor be best advised to take before implementing this accommodation?

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Determine whether the student holds this particular cultural view.

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Consult an additional book about the student's home country

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Explain to the student's parents  why this accommodation is being made.

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Discuss with colleagues alternative ways of acknowledging students' work.

Question 6

Which of the following school policies would be most useful in preserving a setting that is sensitive to children from different cultural backgrounds?

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Teachers observe their students in different instructional settings in order to determine students' preferred approaches to learning, and use the information to make appropriate instructional accommodations.

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A school groups students together based on cultural and linguistic background for content-area classes and at mealtimes and regroups them by English proficiency level for English Language Development.

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Teachers use student records to determine students' cultural backgrounds before the school year begins and use the information to form homogeneous groups for cooperative-learning activities.

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A school groups all English learners together for the first part  of the school day and regroups them by grade level with native English speakers for the remainder of  the day.

Question 7

A instructor aims to inspire parents and guardians of English-language students to take a more active role in their kids' education. Which of the following facts about a student's parents or legal guardians would assist the instructor develop effective outreach programs for that family?

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the language or languages that the student's parents or guardians feel most comfortable using

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the occupations and work history  of the student's parents or  guardians

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the length of time a student's parents or guardians have been in the country

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the educational background and experiences of the student's parents or guardians