MTEL Portuguese (32) case studies
MTEL Portuguese (32) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Portuguese (32) is one of the subject-matter tests in the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) program, which the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education describes as including a test of communication and literacy skills as well as tests of subject matter knowledge, designed to help ensure that Massachusetts educators can communicate adequately with students, parents/guardians, and other educators and are knowledgeable in the subject matter of the license sought. Candidates who need Portuguese subject-matter evidence for an educator license in Massachusetts sit this test. The MTEL Portuguese (32) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,434 words.
1Aspect in the Past Tense: Heritage Speaker's Narrative Draft
Ferreira teaches Portuguese II at a suburban high school. In a 450-word personal narrative draft, Daniela, a second-generation student who speaks Portuguese at home, writes: "Todos os sábados, nós fomos à feira com minha mãe." "A casa foi grande e teve um quintal enorme." "De repente, começava a chover e nós corremos para o carro." In conference, Daniela reads the draft aloud fluently and self-corrects two agreement slips without prompting, but when Ms.
899 words, about 4 min2Department Feedback Policy for Dialect Variation vs. Standard Written Norm
Lincoln High's Portuguese department serves 180 students, most of Portuguese, Brazilian, or Cape Verdean heritage. Before a district-wide writing assessment scored by outside raters on a standard-written-Portuguese rubric, the team meets to standardize feedback.
893 words, about 4 min3Placement Decision for a Heritage Speaker with Uneven Literacy
Riverside District screens entering heritage speakers with three measures: a 30-item grammar test, a 10-minute oral interview rated on a district rubric, and a 150-word written response to a short literary excerpt followed by two literal and two inferential questions. Sofia, a ninth grader born in the U.S.
875 words, about 4 min4Scoring Two Interpretations of a Metaphor Poem
Costa's Portuguese III class is studying how metaphor builds meaning. He gives students this four-line poem, written for the lesson: Minha avó bordava o mar com linha azul e paciência; cada onda que ela fazia era um pedaço de ausência.
881 words, about 4 min5Three Defective Quiz Items Before Grades Post
Pires is reviewing a 20-item quiz after the item analysis of 96 students. Three items behave badly.
886 words, about 4 min