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2007–2008
BEFORE YOU REGISTER

BACKGROUND QUESTIONS

When you register for the CTEL Examination, you will be asked to answer the following background questions. Providing accurate and complete background information about yourself is important. The information that you provide will be kept confidential.

If you register on the Internet, you will answer the following questions interactively as you register. If you register by mail, enter your responses to the following questions on the registration form. Each section number corresponds to the section of the registration form where you will record your response.

Background Questions and Responses
Bilingual Teacher Training Program (section 11 on registration form)

If you have completed (or will have completed prior to testing) training from a state-sponsored Bilingual Teacher Training Program (BTTP) for the subtests for which you are registering, indicate the BTTP from which you received training. If you received training from more than one BTTP listed, please indicate the BTTP from which you received the most recent training.

A. Imperial County
B. Los Angeles County
C. Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
D. Orange County
E. San Diego County
F. Santa Clara County
G. San Mateo and San Francisco Counties
H. Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma Counties
I. Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare Counties
J. San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties
K. Riverside and Mono Counties
L. Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
M. Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba Counties
N. San Bernardino and Inyo Counties
BTTP Training (section 12 on registration form)

If you have received BTTP training for any of the CTEL Examination subtests for which you are registering, please indicate which subtest(s) you received BTTP training for. Indicate only subtest(s) for which you are currently registering for which you received BTTP training.
Language Proficiency (section 13 on registration form)

In what language are you most proficient? Select one of the following response options:

A. English
B. Arabic
C. Armenian
D. Cantonese
E. Farsi
F. Filipino
G. French
H. German
I. Hmong
J. Japanese
K. Khmer
L. Korean
M. Mandarin
N. Punjabi
O. Russian
P. Spanish
Q. Vietnamese
R. Other
Preparation: Hours of Inservice Training (section 14 on registration form)

Before responding, please review the knowledge and skills assessed on each subtest. For the specific subtest(s) that you will be taking, indicate the number of hours of inservice training you have already completed that included these knowledge and skills. Do not include inservice training for which you received college credit.

A. None (0 hours)
B. 1–15 hours
C. 16–30 hours
D. 31–45 hours
E. 46–60 hours
F. 61 or more hours
Preparation: Semester Units of College Coursework (section 15 on registration form)

For each subtest for which you are registering, indicate the number of semester units of college coursework covering topics included on the subtest that you will have completed by the test date. If your coursework was in quarter units, provide the best estimation of semester units considering that one quarter unit is equivalent to two-thirds of a semester unit. Before responding, please review the knowledge and skills assessed on each subtest for which you are registering. Do not provide a response for a subtest you are not currently requesting. Select one of the following response options:

A. None (0 semester units)
B. 1–3 semester units
C. 4–6 semester units
D. 7–9 semester units
E. 10–12 semester units
F. 13 or more semester units



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