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  5. A Survey of Primary GEP English Language Teachers
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Hello!
You are invited to participate in a study to find which ways second generations Chinese immigrants maintain their native language. This study will add to the knowledge of how second language learners live and learn. This questionnaire will take approximately forty minutes.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.
Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Linda Chu by email at the email address specified below.
Thank you very much for your time and support. It is usually best to respond with your first impression, without giving a question much thought.
 
 
 

SECTION A: TEACHING PHILOSOPHY


A1) Indicate how much you disagree or agree with each of the following statements about teaching and learning by checking the box under the column that best describes your views.

Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree Slightly Disagree Slightly Agree Moderately Agree Strongly Agree
a) Teachers know a lot more than students and should do their best to explain the answers to their students directly, instead of letting students spend time looking for the answers themselves.
b) A quiet classroom is generally needed for learning to occur.
c) Student projects often result in too much time spent and too little learning taking place.
d) How much students learn depends on how much background knowledge they have - that is why teaching facts is so necessary.
e) Lessons should be built around problems with clear, correct answers, and around ideas that most students can grasp quickly.
f) It is better when the teacher, not the students, decides what activities are to be done.
g) Students should help establish criteria on which their work will be assessed.
h) Completing worksheets is a good way for students to show their understanding of concepts learnt.
 
 

A2) Different teachers have different philosophies about teaching. For each of the following pairs of statement, check the box that best shows how closely your own beliefs are to each of the statements in a given pair. The closer your beliefs to a particular statement, the closer the box you check. Please check only one for each set.

* a)
I am a facilitator in class. I provide resources and opportunities for my students to discover concepts for themselves. I have come to realise that students learn best when you teach the material in a structured way. I am not doing my job if I do not explain or show students how to do their work.
 

* b)
The most important thing to teach the student is the content. That is what they will be tested and that is what the community expects us to teach. Content is not important. Teaching the students how to think is more important than teaching them content.
 

* c)
I believe that student interest and motivation is important but that should not drive what they learn. It is more important to teach the students what we know they will need in the future. It is more important that students are interested and motivated in doing work. They will learn the content if they are interested.
 

* d)
It is more practical to give the whole class the same assignment with clearly stated instructions. This will ensure that it matches what we have taught in class. It will be great for different students to work on different activities or assignments, according to their abilities and interests.
 
 
A3) If you were given a choice, which of the following kinds of assessments would you prefer using in your class? Pick 3 and rank them in order of preference, starting with ‘1’ as the most preferred, ‘2’ as the second preferred, and ‘3’ as the third preference.
 
Short-answer and fill in the blanks.
Multiple-choice tests
Open-ended questions
Essay
Individual projects
Group projects
Student presentations
Portfolio assessment
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SECTION B: USE OF TECHNOLOGY


B1) Do you use computers in your class?

 
Yes
 
No
 
 

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B2) How often does a typical student in your class use a computer as part of the class in the last semester?

 
Less than 20 times a semester
 
About once a week
 
About twice a week
 
About three times a week
 
More than three times a week
 

* B3) What do you mainly use your class/school computer(s) for? Check all that apply.
 
Accessing the internet
 
Authoring software
 
Communicating with others through chat, email, discussion forums, blogs
 
Games
 
Graphics and imaging
 
Language reference software such as dictionaries
 
Text analysis (e.g. concordancing)
 
Voice recognition (e.g. pronunciation software)
 
Web page / site creation
 
Word processing
 
Programming
 
Making and giving presentations
 
Showing videos / movies
 
Others, please specify:

 
 
 
   
 
 

B5) Do you have computer access at home?
 
Yes
 
No
 

* B6) What do you mainly use your home computer for? Check all that apply.
 
Accessing the internet
 
Authoring software
 
Burning CDs / editing music
 
Communicating with others through chat, email, discussion forums, blogs
 
Games
 
Graphics and imaging
 
Language reference software such as dictionaries
 
Listening to music
 
Text analysis (e.g. concordancing)
 
Voice recognition (e.g. pronunciation software)
 
Web page / site creation
 
Word processing
 
Programming
 
Making and giving presentations
 
Making videos / movies
 
Other

 
 
B7) Indicate how much you disagree or agree with each of the following statements about teaching and learning by checking the box under the column that best describes your views.
Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree Slightly Disagree Slightly Agree Moderately Agree Strongly Agree
a) I feel competent using the World Wide Web to find educational resources.
b) I feel competent using text analysis or concordance programs such as Wordsmith.
c) I feel competent using computer mediated communication tools such as chat, discussion forums and email to conduct part of my lessons.
d) I feel competent using groupware such as ICQ Groupware to facilitate project-based learning.
e) I feel competent constructing and implementing project-based learning lessons in which students use a range of information technologies.
f)I feel competent to help students learn to solve problems, accomplish complex tasks, and use higher-order thinking skills in an information technology environment.
g) I feel competent working with students using both networked computers and standalone computers.
 

* B8) How would you rate your own knowledge about how to effectively use a computer for the purposes of language teaching?
 
Advanced
 
Intermediate
 
Beginner
 
Not sure
 

* B9) Do you want to learn more about how to utilise computers for the purposes of language teaching?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Not sure
 
 

B10) Do you think your school has successfully integrated and utilised computers into the language teaching curriculum?
 
Yes.
 
No, not yet. It will probably succeed in doing so in the foreseeable future.
 
No, not yet. I donÂ’t see it happening in the foreseeable future.
 
Not sure.
 

B11) The following are things that make it difficult for some teachers to utilise computers in their language teaching. Which of these apply to you? Check all that apply.
 
Lack of general computer skills
 
Lack of funding
 
Lack of programming skills
 
Lack of recognition by my institution
 
Lack of software authoring skills
 
Lack of suitable software
 
Lack of technical / IT support
 
Lack of time
 
Lack of understanding & support from the management / administration
 
No guarantee of positive results
 
Not enough colleagues willing to work as a team
 
Not enough computer rooms
 
Not enough computers for students to use
 
Scheduling problems
 
The time spent would not justify the results
 
Other

 
 
 
C1) What will help you to integrate technology into your lessons?
   
 
 

SECTION D: BACKGROUND INFORMATION


The following are used for verifying the representativeness of my sample.

D1) What is your gender?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
D2) How long have you been a language teacher?
   
D3) How long have you been teaching in the GEP?
   
 
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