Free Study Material for the BTLPT Oral/Speaking Tasks

Big news!  You can download some FREE audio files to help you prepare and practice for the oral/speaking tasks of the BTLPT.  Just click on the link "Buy BTLPT Spanish 190 Study Material Here" and then select the "Free Audio Files for the BTLPT Oral/Speaking Tasks."

Information About New Core Subjects Exams

If you pass the Generalist EC-6 and finish all of your certification requirements by August 31, 2017, you should not have to take the new Core Subjects EC-6 exam.  Many people will probably find the new exam challenging, since it has 267 questions (compared to only 140 on the Generalist EC-6).  So, if you struggle with test-taking, I recommend that you take the Generalist EC-6 soon.  It will only be offered through August of 2015.  

Also, the new Core Subjects exams require you to pass each individual subject area.  If you only fail one subject area, you only have to re-take that section.  The 45 day waiting period applies to this exam, just like all the other TExES exams. 

The new Core Subjects exams will cost $120 each.  If you need to re-take individual subject area tests, each one will cost $60.

#CoreSubjects #CoreSubjectsEC-6 #CoreSubjects4-8

Core Subjects Exams

Many of you are curious about the new Core Subjects exams that will replace the Generalist EC-6 and Generalist 4-8. Check out the ETS site- they posted the new preparation manuals for the core subjects tests. One interesting change is that instead of 5 hours that are allowed for the Generalist exams, the Core Subjects tests only allow 4 hours 40 minutes. http://www.texes.ets.org/texes/core-subjectsgeneralist-tests/

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Next BTLPT and LOTE Test Dates

The BTLPT and LOTE Spanish exams will be offered again November 15-November 22.  The registration deadline is October 31, but it's best to sign up early to maximize your chances of getting the date and location you want.  Also, test centers often fill up before the registration deadline.  After November, the test will not be offered again until January.

If you took your BTLPT or LOTE earlier this month or late in September, the scores will be released October 27.  So, you will know if you passed or not before the registration period ends.

Keep in mind you can buy study material at www.texeshelp.blogspot.com 

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LOTE and BTLPT Score Release Date

Are you wondering when you will get your LOTE or BTLPT scores?  If you took it in the last administration window (late Sept/early Oct), the scores will be released October 27.  A lot of times people get their scores a couple of days early, so check your ETS account around October 25.

#LOTEscore #BTLPTscore

If you still need to take the test and need to buy study material, you can purchase it at:
www.texeshelp.blogspot.com

Are You Ready for the LOTE Pedagogy Part 2

Some of you would like more questions to check your understanding of the LOTE pedagogy/instruction and assessment material. Here are some additional questions. The answers to these questions (except number 1) are in the Instruction and Assessment/Pedagogy Guide available on my website.

1. What is the difference between language learning and language acquisition?
For the answer, go to: http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/language_acquisiti_vs_language_02033.php
2. Who developed the nativist perspective and stated that humans have a language acquisition device (LAD)?
3. What are some factors that affect how quickly and how well students acquire L2?
4. What is the grammar-translation method?
5. What is language transfer?
6. What is schema?
7. What is language interference?
8. What is "i +1" or "comprehensible input +1?"
9. What are the TEKS?
10. What is overgeneralization?
11. What language acquisition theory is Lev Vygostsky associated with?
12. What is interlanguage?

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LOTE Spanish/Are You Ready for the Pedagogy Section?

Are you taking the LOTE Spanish 613 exam soon?

If so, are you ready for the Instruction and Assessment/Pedagogy section?  See if you know the terms/concepts/people in the questions below.  If you don't, you need to study the LOTE Spanish Instruction and Assessment Guide.

1.  What are L1 and L2?

2. What is cognitive academic language proficiency, and how is it different than basic interpersonal communicative skills?

3. What is the nativist theory?

4. What is the interactionist theory?

5. What are content-based approaches?

6. What are the factors that affect a students' second language acquisition?

7. What is the difference between formal and informal assessments?

8. What are metacognitive strategies?

9. Who is Stephen Krashen?

10. What is comprehensible input?

11. Should lessons and activities be teacher-centered, or student-centered?

#LOTEPedagogy #LOTESpanishPedagogy #LOTEInstructionandAssessment #LOTESpanishInstructionandAssessment