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Simulacre Oposicions Anglès (Lengua Extranjera) #5
- Duración
- 4h 30min
- Idioma
- English
- Parte A
- 70% - Practical exercises (reading, writing, translation, use of English)
- Parte B
- 30% - Topic development
Descrición
Complete mock examination for Foreign Language (English) Secondary School Teachers (Catalunya 2026).
Official format: Part A (practical exercises, 70%) + Part B (topic development, 30%).
Level: C1-C2.
Total duration: 4 hours and 30 minutes.
The entire exam is conducted in English.
Instrucións
Xerais
- You have 4 hours and 30 minutes to complete the entire exam.
- Suggested timing: 2h 45min for Part A and 1h 45min for Part B.
- All answers must be written in English.
- You may use a monolingual English dictionary (paper format only).
Parte A
Complete all 4 exercises. Total marks: 10 points (70% of final grade).
Exercise 1: Reading Comprehension (2.5 points)
Exercise 2: Written Composition (3 points)
Exercise 3: Translation into English (2.5 points)
Exercise 4: Use of English (2 points)
Parte B
Choose ONE of the 4 proposed topics and develop it in writing (6-8 pages).
Total marks: 10 points (30% of final grade).
PART A: Practical Exercises (70%)
E12.5 puntosT6T24T31
Reading Comprehension
Read the text and answer the questions.
**Feedback Literacy in EFL: From Corrections to Learning Decisions**
In many secondary English classrooms, feedback is still treated as a one-way transmission:
the teacher marks mistakes, students check the grade, and the process ends. Research on
feedback literacy suggests this model is pedagogically weak because it assumes that quality
information automatically leads to improved performance. In practice, students often receive
comments they do not understand, do not trust, or do not know how to apply.
Feedback literacy reframes the issue by focusing on learner agency. It includes four core
capacities: appreciating feedback as a resource for growth, making judgments about quality,
managing emotional responses, and taking concrete action to improve future work. In language
education, this means students must learn to identify patterns in their recurring errors,
distinguish between global and local revisions, and transfer lessons from one task to the next.
This approach has strong implications for assessment design. If teachers want students to use
feedback, tasks must create opportunities for uptake: draft-revision cycles, reflection prompts,
and explicit feedforward goals. Without these structures, comments remain inert data. When
feedback is embedded in iterative routines, however, students begin to perceive evaluation not
as judgment day but as part of learning.
Yet implementation challenges are real. Time constraints, large groups, and exam pressure can
reduce feedback to shorthand codes or generic comments. Digital tools can help by automating
low-level correction, but they also risk promoting superficial editing if learners focus only on
fixing visible errors. The key pedagogical question is therefore not whether to give more feedback,
but how to cultivate better feedback use.
For high-stakes contexts such as oposiciones, feedback literacy is especially relevant. Candidates
who can interpret criteria, self-diagnose weaknesses, and convert comments into strategic study
plans are more likely to improve between mock exams. In this sense, feedback is not merely a
teacher practice; it is a competitive skill.
Preguntas
1. Why does the text claim that traditional feedback practices often fail to improve learning? (1 point)
Resposta modelo
Because traditional feedback is frequently treated as one-way correction: teachers provide
comments, but students may not understand them, trust them, or know how to apply them.
Therefore, information alone does not guarantee learning gains.
2. Name and explain two capacities included in feedback literacy. (1 point)
Resposta modelo
Valid options include: (a) appreciating feedback as a learning resource; (b) making quality
judgments about performance; (c) managing emotional reactions to critique; (d) taking concrete
follow-up actions. Strong answers explain each capacity in classroom terms.
3. The text says feedback can become a 'competitive skill' in oposiciones. Explain this idea critically. (0.5 points)
Resposta modelo
Suggested responses should argue that candidates who interpret rubrics, detect patterns in
mistakes, and translate comments into focused study actions improve faster across simulacres.
Critical discussion may include limits such as time pressure, unequal mentoring, or access
to quality feedback.
E23 puntosT18T25T46
Written Composition
Write a 400-500 word essay on:
**"To what extent should AI-assisted writing be integrated into secondary EFL assessment?"**
Your essay must:
- Present a clear, defensible thesis
- Discuss pedagogical benefits and validity risks
- Refer to communicative competence and assessment principles
- Propose concrete safeguards for ESO/Bachillerato
- Conclude with a justified policy recommendation
Resposta modelo
A high-quality answer should:
- Define AI-assisted writing and distinguish support from substitution
- Address benefits (idea generation, linguistic support, differentiation)
- Address risks (authorship ambiguity, overreliance, inequity, construct validity)
- Propose hybrid designs (in-class writing + oral defense + process evidence)
- Connect recommendations to competency-based and formative assessment under LOMLOE
E32.5 puntosT11T28T41
Translation into English
Translate into English, preserving register and coherence:
"A les aules d'anglès de secundària, la competència comunicativa no pot reduir-se a un
conjunt de regles gramaticals memoritzades. Els alumnes necessiten aprendre a interpretar
intencions, adaptar el registre a cada situació i negociar significats en interaccions reals.
Això exigeix metodologies que combinin precisió formal i ús significatiu de la llengua.
En aquest marc, el paper del docent és dissenyar seqüències didàctiques en què parlar,
escoltar, llegir i escriure es treballin de manera integrada. L'avaluació, per tant, hauria
de recollir evidències diverses i no limitar-se a proves puntuals. Quan l'alumnat rep
orientacions clares i oportunitats de revisió, augmenta la seva autonomia i millora la
qualitat de les produccions finals."
E42 puntosT14T15T16
Use of English
PART B: Topic Development (30%)
Choose ONE topic and develop a 6-8 page structured response with theoretical basis,
critical perspective, and didactic projection for ESO/Bachillerato (LOMLOE).
1
Formative assessment in EFL: principles, instruments, and impact on learning
2
Mediation competence in the CEFR and its didactic implications
3
Motivation in adolescent EFL learners: theories and classroom intervention
4