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Study Guide

Field 174: Bilingual Education Assessment—Arabic
Presentational Speaking: Arabic Sample Assignments

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This study guide includes three sections for the Presentational Speaking section of the test:

In this study guide, two sample assignments are provided to assist an examinee in preparing for the actual test. On the actual test, there will be one Presentational Speaking: Arabic assignment to which the examinee will have to provide a response.

Competency 0008  
Presentational Speaking: Arabic

Presentational Speaking: Arabic
Sample Assignment 1

[Note: All text will be presented in English; only the candidate response is in Arabic.]

[The examinee will see on screen the following directions:]

You may take up to 5 minutes to review the assignment below and to prepare your response. Then, the screen will automatically advance and recording will automatically begin. The assignment will remain on the screen during recording. You may take up to 3 minutes to respond to the assignment. Begin reviewing the assignment and preparing your response now.

[The prompt will be presented on screen ONLY, such as the sample prompt below:]

In your opinion, should students be required to go to school during the summer?

Imagine that you are addressing an audience of educators, parents, and caregivers. Speaking in Arabic, respond to the question above. In your response, you must:

Your response must be in your own words.

DO NOT click the Next button unless you are ready to record your response.

[If the examinee clicks "Next" before the preparation time has ended, the following warning appears in a pop-up: "You have chosen to begin speaking before your 5 minutes of preparation time has ended. If you click "Yes" below, the screen will automatically advance, and recording will automatically begin. Are you sure you want to begin speaking now?"]

[The prompt will be presented on screen ONLY, such as the sample prompt below:]

Begin to respond in Arabic at the sound of the tone. You may take up to 3 minutes to complete your response.

In your opinion, should students be required to go to school during the summer?

Imagine that you are addressing an audience of educators, parents, and caregivers. Speaking in Arabic, respond to the question above. In your response, you must:

Your response must be in your own words.

A sample of the recorder box shows a record button that indicates recording is in progress. The progress bar shows that the recording is at the 5 second mark and a total of 3 minutes of recording is allowed.

DO NOT click the Next button unless you have finished recording your response.

[After 3 minutes of recording, the recorder box will change to "Complete," and the examinee is automatically advanced to the next screen.]

Presentational Speaking: Arabic
Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 1

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[Note: In the transcript below, ellipses indicate that the speaker paused.]

لا أعتقد أن أي شخص يجب أن يذهب إلى المدرسة خلال فصل الصيف. هذا هو موسم للطلاب لتجربة الحياة دون متطلبات المدرسة و … مسؤولياتهم في الواجبات المنزلية. يشعر الطلاب بمزيد من التحكم في وقتهم وقراراتهم في الصيف … ويمكنهم استكشاف إمكانيات جديدة.

أتذكر إثارة الصيف! كنت أتطلع دائما إلى حرية البقاء في المنزل ومع أصدقائي لفترات أطول من الوقت. كان من الرائع الاستيقاظ في وقت متأخر من الصباح و… فكر في كيفية قضاء اليوم. لا أستطيع أن أتخيل الحياة المملة بدون عطلة صيفية بعيدا عن المدرسة! … من المعروف أن الإجازات … الصيفية هي الوقت المناسب … اربط مع الأشخاص الذين تحبهم… مثل الأشقاء والآباء والأمهات ،… والأقارب الآخرين. لدى العائلات فرصة لمشاركة الوقت في القيام بالأشياء معا أو لعب لعبة معا… دون القلق بشأن مسؤوليات المدرسة. من خلال تعزيز هذه العلاقات ، يخلق الأطفال ذكريات يتذكرونها مدى الحياة!

إلى جانب بناء العلاقات مع العائلة والأصدقاء ، تسمح الإجازات الصيفية بعيدا عن الكتب المدرسية والمشاريع المدرسية والاختبارات ,… للطلاب بالقيام بأنشطة مختلفة عما يفعلون عادة خلال العام الدراسي. فرصة اختيار ما يجب القيام به اعتمادا على اهتماماتهم … تساعدهم على استكشاف أنفسهم… وهو جزء مهم من النمو. أنا من دعاة العطلة الصيفية للشباب!

Note: The sample strong response for the presentational speaking assignment is an example of a response that a candidate might record. While the sample response demonstrates effective presentational speaking skills, it could contain typical errors that candidates may produce when speaking in Arabic. Please see the rationale below for more details.

Presentational Speaking: Arabic
Rationale for Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 1

The response effectively communicates clear and logically sequenced ideas delivered with a consistent flow of speech, few pauses, intelligible pronunciation, and appropriate intonation. Minor errors and pauses do not interfere with comprehensibility. Examples of such errors include some inconsistency in the flow of speech and few pauses.

The candidate states a clear opinion on the issue presented in the question and effectively supports and explains the stated opinion with two of the candidate’s own relevant ideas or examples. These are based on ways that summer vacation benefits students’ lives. For example, during the summer children bond with their relatives and friends and enjoy activities other than those related to school projects and tests.

The response effectively uses language, style, and sociolinguistic conventions appropriate for the specified audience. The candidate effectively uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions, time frames, and sentence structures. Minor errors do not interfere with comprehensibility.

Presentational Speaking: Arabic
Sample Assignment 2

[Note: All text will be presented in English; only the candidate response is in Arabic.]

[The examinee will see on screen the following directions:]

You may take up to 5 minutes to review the assignment below and to prepare your response. Then, the screen will automatically advance and recording will automatically begin. The assignment will remain on the screen during recording. You may take up to 3 minutes to respond to the assignment. Begin reviewing the assignment and preparing your response now.

[The prompt will be presented on screen ONLY, such as the sample prompt below:]

In your opinion, can using contests in class promote student learning?

Imagine that you are addressing an audience of educators, parents, and caregivers. Speaking in Arabic, respond to the question above. In your response, you must:

Your response must be in your own words.

DO NOT click the Next button unless you are ready to record your response.

[If the examinee clicks "Next" before the preparation time has ended, the following warning appears in a pop-up: "You have chosen to begin speaking before your 5 minutes of preparation time has ended. If you click "Yes" below, the screen will automatically advance, and recording will automatically begin. Are you sure you want to begin speaking now?"]

[The prompt will be presented on screen ONLY, such as the sample prompt below:]

Begin to respond in Arabic at the sound of the tone. You may take up to 3 minutes to complete your response.

In your opinion, can using contests in class promote student learning?

Imagine that you are addressing an audience of educators, parents, and caregivers. Speaking in Arabic, respond to the question above. In your response, you must:

Your response must be in your own words.

A sample of the recorder box shows a record button that indicates recording is in progress. The progress bar shows that the recording is at the 5 second mark and a total of 3 minutes of recording is allowed.

DO NOT click the Next button unless you have finished recording your response.

[After 3 minutes of recording, the recorder box will change to "Complete," and the examinee is automatically advanced to the next screen.]

Presentational Speaking: Arabic
Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 2

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Enter to expand or collapse transcript. Transcript expanded

[Note: In the transcript below, ellipses indicate that the speaker paused.]

في رأيي … لا ينبغي استخدام المسابقات لتعزيز تعلم الطلاب. يجب أن تخلق الفصول الدراسية الانتماء والقبول …حيث يشعر كل طالب بالراحة لبذل قصارى جهده. أحد أسباب عدم استخدام المسابقات هو أنها … تخلق… ردود فعل مختلفة في الطلاب. سيشعر البعض بأنهم على قمة العالم عندما يعلن المعلم عن مسابقة… لأنهم قد يحبون الفوز والتغلب على الآخرين في المسابقات. ولكن سيكون هناك طلاب آخرون سيعودون إلى ديارهم وهم يشعرون بالسوء… مع العلم أنهم خاسرون في هذه المسابقات. لا تبدو هذه استراتيجيه تعليميه جيدة لجميع الطلاب. علاوة على ذلك … نفس الطلاب يفوزون في كثير من الأحيان! بعيدا عن تعزيز التعلم والتعاون بين الطلاب… هذه السلبية قد تضر بعلاقاتهم كزملاء في الفصل.

سبب آخر لعدم استخدام المسابقات في الفصل هو أن بعض الطلاب يشعرون بالتوتر والقلق عند المشاركة في المسابقات. يخشى هؤلاء الطلاب أن يخذلوا فريقهم لأنهم قد يعتقدون أنهم لا يعرفون الكثير مثل الآخرين. لكن في الواقع… قد يكون هؤلاء الطلاب لا يحبون الأداء أمام الآخرين أو … أن يكونوا على الفور أمام الجميع في الفصل. القلق الشديد لا يعزز تعلم الطلاب!

Note: The sample strong response for the presentational speaking assignment is an example of a response that a candidate might record. While the sample response demonstrates effective presentational speaking skills, it could contain typical errors that candidates may produce when speaking in Arabic. Please see the rationale below for more details.

Presentational Speaking: Arabic
Rationale for Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 2

The response effectively communicates clear and logically sequenced ideas delivered with a consistent flow of speech, few pauses, intelligible pronunciation, and appropriate intonation. Minor errors and pauses do not interfere with comprehensibility. Examples of such errors include some inconsistency in the flow of speech and few pauses.

The candidate states a clear opinion on the issue presented in the question and effectively supports and explains the stated opinion with two of the candidate’s own relevant ideas or examples. The response effectively considers the reasons why contests should not be used in class as they are not a good learning strategy for all students.

The response effectively uses language, style, and sociolinguistic conventions appropriate for the specified audience. The candidate effectively uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions, time frames, and sentence structures. Minor errors do not interfere with comprehensibility.