Registration Dates for Oposiciones maestros inglés Madrid 2019

From 11th March till 5th April

Number of places for English teachers

There are 1,078 in total (1,003 + 75 reserved for candidates with disabilities)

Exam Dates

The exam for the oposiciones inglés maestros (competitive exam for Primary English teachers) starts on 22nd June 2019.

Exam parts for the Oposiciones inglés maestros -Madrid 2019

The competitive exam will consist of the following parts:

Part 1A-1

This is in Spanish, which is common for all the candidates (except for those in Infant Education).

The questions in this part will be related to the contents laid down by Decree 89/2014 of 24th July. The questions, therefore, will be on issues pertaining to the Curriculum for Primary Education for the subject of Mathematics and Spanish language and literature.

The time assigned for this part is one hour and a half.

Part 1A-2

1. Listening with questions on it. (4 marks)
2. Text with questions on context and language use (3 marks)
3. Questions on phonology, morpho-syntax, semantics, and pragmatics related to the text (2 marks)
4. Questions on methodology related to the text given (1 mark)

Time assigned will be one hour and a half.

Marks for Part 1A (A1+A2)

The first part (part A1) represents 30% of the total. This is the exam in Spanish on General issues.

The second part (part A2) represents 70% of the total. This is the language exam in English.

Candidates need to get, at least, 25% of the total mark to qualify for Part 1B. And the total mark of Part 1A represents 70% of Part 1.

Part 1 B: Essay on one topic

Candidates have to write one essay on one topic out of three ramdonly extracted from the list of 25. You have 2 hours to draft your essay.

This part represents 30% of Part 1. You need to get at least a 5 (out of 10) to qualify for the second part.

Assessment criteria

The following criteria will be used:

• Grammatical appropriacy: syntactic structure, verb forms, correct use of prepositions.
• Lexical richness and appropriacy
• Correct spelling
• 0.25 marks will be taken off for mistakes showing confusion or lack of knowledge.
• Grammatical errors will cancel the answer when they prevent understanding. In all other cases, 0.25 marks will be taken off

For further specification of assessment criteria, check the Official Gazzette here

Part 2: Syllabus and Unit

Part 2A: Syllabus design

You need to hand in your syllabus design (aka scheme of work, teaching programme, teaching plan) when the panels say so.

The document needs to specify

• objectives for the stage,
• competences,
• contents,
• assessment criteria,
• learning standards for assessment,
• methodology,
• assessment procedures and tools, and
• how you plan to cater for students with specific and special educational needs.

The contents need to be distributed into at least 15 units, which need to be related and numbered in an index. There must be a maximum of 60 pages, including annexes. Font Arial 12 and double space.

You need to give the Rationale behind your Syllabus orally in front of the panel.

This part represents 30% of the total for Part 2.

Part 2B Oral presentation of a unit

Out of three units ramdonly taken from the index, you’ll choose one and will present it orally. You have an hour to prepare the presentation of the unit.

Part 2B represents 70% of the total mark for part 2.

How does SLS Hallam-Poppies help you with this oposición?

We offer One-to-one coaching, where we focus on

• how to improve your essay writing,
• practice with the language exam
• your syllabus and unit oral presentation skills and contents

Oposiciones Profesores Valencia 2019: The public call was published on 4th March 2019. You need to have a C1 in Valencià or do the corresponding exam set for this call.

• Secondary English teachers: 460 places in total (428+32)
• English teachers at Official  Schools of Languages: in total, 100 positions.

Registration dates for Oposiciones Profesores Valencia 2019

From 5th to 29th March. You have to do it online (see point 3.1.1 of the call). Please, be advised to read the document and other documents they may publish afterward.

Exam dates

The exam will start as from 26th June 2019, both for Secondary and Official School English teachers.

Exam Contents for both Oposiciones Profesores inglés Secundarias and Escuelas

Like everywhere else, the exam consists of 2 parts.  You need to pass the first in order to be a candidate for the second.

Part 1

This part consists of two:

Part 1. A. Essay. Both for Secundarias & Schools of Languages

In most Autonomous Regions, this is Part 1B, but in Valencia it is Part 1A.

This year 2019, you will have to write one essay on one of the 5 topics which will come out in the draw from the total list of topics. You have two hours to do it. Remember to follow the advice given to you here and in our Introductory Course. You must use a blue or black ink pen and must follow the indications provided by the panels. It is important to use neat handwriting as illegible essays or those showing a personal “mark” will be declared null. This part represents 50% of the total mark of the first part.

Part 1B. Practical Language Exam for Profesores inglés Secundarias

Text Analysis

From a text by a significant author, you’ll have to answer questions pertaining

• Grammatical and lexical aspects
• Discourse analysis

Translations

Translation without a dictionary from Spanish (or Valencian, it is not clear) into English of a 300-400 word text.

They don’t set the time, but they do say that the total length of Part 1 B is 4 hours.

Part 1B. Official Schools of Languages

1. Listening

This part lasts 50 minutes maximum and is worth 40 marks

Based on a C2 level 5-6 minute audio, which will be listened to twice, candidates:

• Answer questions to show general and specific comprehension of the audio.
• Summarise the information conveyed in the audio using around 200 words.

2. Identification of the New descriptors set by RD 1041/2017

The candidate needs to relate the descriptors for the various skills with their corresponding levels (20 marks for this part)

3. Text Analysis

The candidates will analyse a contemporary text of maximum 25 lines from a pragmatic, semantic, morphosyntactic and phonological perspective, depending on how significant those aspects are for the general understanding of the text.

You can practise all the above with Our books “Volumen Práctico” and “Analysis de Textos”. Also with the materials for language practice, we cover at the Poppies Foundation Plus (Exam Part 1A & Exam Part 1B) & the Building Blocks for those who have completed the Foundation Plus. You may also find our post text analysis of help.

The time assigned for Part 1B (Part 1 A in other Autonomous Regions) in the call Oposiciones Profesores Valencia 2019 is a maximum of 4 hours in total.

• This part represents 50% of the total mark for Part 1.

To pass to the second part you need to get at least 2.5 marks in each part (Part 1.A & Part 1.B). The panels will assess this Part 1.

Part 2

Syllabus Design

Very important: Deadline to hand in your document online: 30th June 2019

The Syllabus Design needs to have a maximum of 60 pages and a maximum of 15 for the annexes and any other support materials. The font is Arial, 12 and double space. It should also include a front page with all the candidate’s details and the subject.  Check all the details in the Official Gazzete.

Oral Presentation

The oral presentation should last one hour maximum, distributed as follows:

• 30 minutes maximum for the syllabus design. You can use a one-page outline.
• 30 minutes maximum for the didactic unit.

Our book Inglés Programación Didáctica will help you with this part 2.

Also our course on Syllabus & Unit Design, which is part of Poppies Foundation Plus (available as from April 2019)