Concepts
It means to move from one place to another, sometimes part of a back-and-forth pattern, and sometimes to stay.
a) immigrate b) emigrate c) migrate d) none of the previous
c) migrate
Immigration is a new phenomenon.
a) true b) false
b) false
People have moved to new lands throughout history.
One out of every four children in the United States is an immigrant or the U.S.-born child of immigrants.
a) False b) True
b) True
Even though one out of every four children in the United States is an immigrant or the U.S.-born child of immigrants, many schools are ill-equipped to meet their needs.
All children in the 21st century need to learn to cross cultural boundaries, whether ethnic, racial, age, geographic, or other boundaries.
a) False b) True
b) True
Immigrant youth inevitably must navigate multiple cultures, and many schools and districts have yet to develop strategies for supporting this “cultural straddling".
It occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation or situation.
a) Code-switching b) Language alternation c) All the previous
c) All the previous
Code-switching or language alternation occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation or situation.
It means you are exiting your current homeland.
a) immigrate b) emigrate c) migrate d) none of the previous
b) emigrate
In the 1800s, the Americas received the largest waves of immigration from Europe.
a) true b) false
a) true
In modern times, the largest waves of immigration were from Europe to the Americas in the 1800s. Millions of Europeans joined this movement, known as the Great Atlantic Migration.
Immigrant youth frequently do not learn two languages.
a) False b) True
a) False
Immigrant youth frequently are learning two languages, an incredible asset, but one that many schools have yet to learn to support effectively.
Immigrant children face barriers because of their parents’ undocumented status.
a) False b) True
b) True
Children face barriers because of their parents’ undocumented status, often related to poverty, fears of deportation, and so forth.
De acuerdo con lo estudiado en clases anteriores... do you believe that this question is a clear example of code-switching?
a) Yes! b) Absolutely no!
a) Yes!
It is from the point of view of the destination 'come in'.
a) immigrate b) emigrate c) migrate d) none of the previous
a) immigrate
In the 1800s, Germans, Norwegians, Swedes, Irish, Italians, Greeks were settled in...
a) The U.S.A, Spain, and Argentina
b) The U.S.A, Argentina and Australia
c) The U.S.A, Canada and South America
c) The U.S.A, Canada and South America
Many of these immigrants settled in Canada or South America. But most of them went to the United States.
Immigrant youth are best supported when schools foster bicultural identities.
a) False b) True
b) True
Related to bilingual language development, immigrant youth are best supported when schools foster bicultural identities, enabling them to navigate multiple cultural worlds effectively.
It represents the number of all immigrant youth.
a) one-third b) one-quarter c) one-sixth
a) one-third
Undocumented status affects more than 1 million children today, which is about one-third of all immigrant youth.
Is it the same 'Code-Switching' and 'Code-Mixing'?
a) Yes! b) No!
b) No!
It means you are coming in to a country to live.
a) immigrate b) emigrate c) migrate d) none of the previous
a) immigrate
It had been built by immigrants, starting with the first Europeans in the 1600s.
a) The U.S.A b) The Republic of China c) The URSS
a) The U.S.A
The United States had been built by immigrants, starting with the first Europeans who moved onto Native American lands in the 1600s.
Immigrant youth bring rich, diverse cultural backgrounds to the classroom and expose their peers and teachers to different ways of understanding the world.
a) False b) True
b) True
Immigrant youth force teachers to develop strategies that employ multiple forms of communication, and to think beyond the United States in the curriculum, from social studies lessons to examples used in math word problems.
Is it important that teachers are interested in improving their cultural competencies?
a) yes b) no
Why?
The cultural competency is essential in any educational setting since it requires, first and foremost, that teachers see themselves as lifelong learners who will inevitably encounter new cultures in the classroom, whether immigrant, racial, technological, stylistic, and more.
Can we use 'Code-Switching' to show solidarity?
a) Yes, we can! b) No, we can't!
Why?
a) Yes, we can!
Code-switching is also common to express solidarity. When an individual wishes to show unity in a particular social group, code-switching helps connect with more people of the same dialect.