LOTE Cultural Context and World Languages

Question 1

What does 'intercultural competence' mean in language education?

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The ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people from different cultural backgrounds

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The ability to speak multiple languages fluently

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The ability to translate between two languages

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The knowledge of grammar rules in multiple languages

Question 2

What is 'cultural stereotyping' in the context of language and culture studies?

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Overgeneralizing beliefs about all members of a cultural group based on limited examples

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Accurately describing cultural practices of a group

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Celebrating cultural diversity in a classroom

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Comparing grammatical structures of two languages

Question 3

In linguistics, what is 'linguistic relativity' (Sapir-Whorf hypothesis)?

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The idea that the language one speaks influences how one thinks about and perceives the world

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The theory that all languages are structurally identical

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The principle that grammar rules are universal across languages

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The theory that vocabulary size determines intelligence

Question 4

What does 'language endangerment' refer to?

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A situation where a language faces risk of falling out of use as its speaker population declines

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A language that is widely spoken and growing in influence

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A government ban on speaking a minority language

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A language that has been officially standardized

Question 5

In the US context of LOTE education, what is 'heritage language learning'?

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Learning a language spoken by ancestors or family members at home alongside English

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Studying ancient languages like Latin or Greek

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Learning a language purely for travel purposes

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Taking online language courses from foreign universities

Question 6

What is 'diglossia' in sociolinguistics?

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A situation where two varieties of the same language are used in different social contexts

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The ability to speak two completely different languages

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Speaking two dialects simultaneously

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The process of learning a second language in school