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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)