Initial Education Program Course and Field Experience Alignment with Praxis II Content Table x.xx Course and Field Experience Alignment with Praxis II Content: Spanish Content Knowledge The Spanish: Content Knowledge test is designed to assess the knowledge and competencies necessary for a beginning or entry-year teacher of Spanish. The 120 multiple-choice questions measure the test-takers competence in various language skills and their knowledge of the cultures of Spanishspeaking regions. Subject Area: I. Interpretive Listening _ Test takers listen to: audio recordings of native Spanish speakers that consist of short conversations, followed by one or more questions; short narrations, followed by one or more questions; and long narrations and dialogues, followed by several questions. _ From the four choices in the test book, the test taker selects the best response. _ Questions are designed to test, correct, or describe phonemic discrimination, understanding of idiomatic expressions, familiarity with vocabulary and structures typical of conversational Spanish, and comprehension of relevant cultural information contained in the spoken material. _ All spoken and written questions in this section are in Spanish. Courses SPAN 2950, 2960, 2970. Study Abroad in Spanish (The study abroad experience aids in development of all categories below, too.) SPAN 3010. Spanish Conversation and Composition SPAN 3011. Spanish Grammar, Composition, and Comprehension for Heritage Speakers SPAN 4003. Medical Spanish SPAN 4010. Advanced Conversation and Composition SPAN 4090. Practicum in Service Learning SPAN 4190. Internship in Spanish SPAN(LING) 3050. Introduction to Spanish Linguistics SPAN(LING) 4650. Spanish Phonetics and Language Variation SPAN 4651. Advanced Spanish Grammar SPAN 3010. Spanish Conversation and Composition SPAN 3011. Spanish Grammar, Composition, and Comprehension for Heritage Speakers SPAN 4003. Medical Spanish SPAN 4010. Advanced Conversation and Composition SPAN 4090. Practicum in Service Learning SPAN 4190. Internship in Spanish SPAN(LING) 3050. Introduction to Spanish Linguistics II. Structure of the Language(Grammatical Accuracy) _ Focus is on the test takers ability to recognize errors and error patterns in spoken and written Spanish and to analyze the structural components of the language, including speech analysis, writing analysis, language analysis, and grammar analysis. _ Speech Analysis: Test takers listen to audio recordings of spoken Spanish and identify, correct, or describe the type of errors and error patterns they hear, such as basic grammatical errors, pronunciation errors, register, false cognates, and use of slang. _ Writing Analysis: Test takers identify, correct, or describe errors and error patterns in grammar, mechanics, including punctuation, spelling, and capitalization, word choice, and register in passages printed in the test book. _ Language Analysis: Test takers demonstrate knowledge of the structure of the Spanish language, including morphology, word analysis, and vocabulary. _ Grammar Analysis: Test takers select the most appropriate completions for sentences and short paragraphs in which words or phrases have been omitted. III. Interpretive Reading _ Reading selections are on a variety of topics at various levels of difficulty, from print and nonprint sources such as periodicals, the Internet, advertisements, and literature. _ Questions focus on content and organization, implied content, and use of language. _ Test takers answer questions in Spanish based on what has been stated or implied in the selections. SPAN(LING) 4650. Spanish Phonetics and Language Variation SPAN 4651. Advanced Spanish Grammar SPAN 3030. Introduction to Literature SPAN 4040. <a href="/keyword/spanish-literature/" >spanish literature</a> and Culture from the Middle Ages through the Baroque SPAN 4050. <a href="/keyword/spanish-literature/" >spanish literature</a> and Culture from the Enlightenment through the Present SPAN 4070. Spanish-American Literature and Culture from Modernism through the Present SPAN 4080. Studies in <a href="/keyword/spanish-literature/" >spanish literature</a> and Culture (Can be repeated 3 times, different topics each time) SPAN 4120/6120. Topics in Spanish Culture, Language, and Literature (Can be repeated 3 times, different topics each time) SPAN 4040. <a href="/keyword/spanish-literature/" >spanish literature</a> and Culture from the Middle Ages through the Baroque SPAN 4050. <a href="/keyword/spanish-literature/" >spanish literature</a> and Culture from the Enlightenment through the Present SPAN 4070. Spanish-American Literature and Culture from Modernism through the Present SPAN 4080. Studies in <a href="/keyword/spanish-literature/" >spanish literature</a> and Culture (Can be repeated 3 times, different topics each time) SPAN 4081. Spanish Film SPAN 4082. Latin American Film IV. Cultural Perspectives _ Questions focus on: history, contemporary issues, geography, literature and the arts, lifestyles and societies of the Spanish-speaking world, and sociolinguistic elements of Spanish. _ The Culture questions are in Spanish.