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Field 119: Spanish 
Preparation Resources

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the CEOE test in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Standards

  1. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (A C T F L) Proficiency Guidelines (2012), ACTFL | Spanish
  2. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (A C T F L) Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers (2015)
  3. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (A C T F L) World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
  4. OK Full (Subject Matter) Competencies for Licensure and Certification, Oklahoma State Department of Education (2009)
  5. Oklahoma Academic Standards for World Languages (2022)

Journals

  1. F L A, Foreign Language Annals
  2. Hispania – A A T S P
  3. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching
  4. T L E, The Language Educator

Other Resources

  1. Azevedo, M. M. (2008). Introducción a la lingüística española (3rd ed.). Pearson.

  2. Brodsky, D. (2008). Spanish vocabulary: An etymological approach (Bilingual Edition). University of Texas Press.

  3. Del Valle, J. (2015). A political history of Spanish: The making of a language. Cambridge University Press.

  4. Echevarría, R. G. (2012). Modern Latin American literature: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.

  5. Eakin, M. C. (2007). The history of Latin America: Collision of cultures. St. Martin's Griffin.

  6. Gies, D. T. (Ed.). (2009). The Cambridge history of Spanish literature. Cambridge University Press.

  7. Gonzalez, J. M., & Lomas, L. (Eds.) (2022). The Cambridge history of Latina/o American literature. Cambridge University Press.

  8. Hammond, R. M. (2001). The sounds of Spanish: Analysis and application (with special reference to American English). Cascadilla Press.

  9. Hualde, J. I. (2005). The sounds of Spanish with audio CD. Cambridge University Press.

  10. Kattán-Ibarra, J., & Howkins, A. (2014). Spanish grammar in context (3rd ed.). Routledge.

  11. Kattán-Ibarra, J., & Pountain, C. J. (2003). Modern Spanish grammar: A practical guide (2nd ed.). Routledge.

  12. Keen, B., & Haynes, K. (2012). A history of Latin America (9th ed.). Cengage Learning.

  13. Kendris, C., & Kendris, T. (2020). 501 Spanish verbs (9th ed.). Barron's Educational Series.

  14. McKendrick, M. (2018). Spain: A history. New Word City.

  15. Phillips, W. D., & Phillips, C. R. (2016). A concise history of Spain (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

  16. Sánchez, M. M. (2015). Retratos: Arte y sociedad en Latinoamérica y España (Spanish Edition). Focus.

  17. Whitley, M. S., & González, L. (2007). Gramática para la composición (Segunda edición). Georgetown University Press.

Online Resources

  1. El Mundo — https://www.elmundo.es/
  2. El País — https://elpais.com/america/
  3. Instituto Cervantes — https://www.cervantes.es/default.htm
  4. Observatory of the Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures in the United States — https://cervantesobservatorio.fas.harvard.edu/en/about/teaching-spanish-in-united-states
  5. Real Academia Española (R A E) — https://www.rae.es/

Professional Organizations

  1. American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese (A A T S P) — https://www.aatsp.org/
  2. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (A C T F L) — https://www.actfl.org/
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