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[zazm]

Hi

I know this might be overbearing, but...
I have a friend who is conducting a survey of the teachers in China
And he enlisted me to help him.

Please take the time to fill out the survey and post your responses here.
Thanks for your help.
______________________________________Survey____________



( ) 1 How long have you taught in China?
A) less than one year
B) one to two years
C) three years
D) more than three years

( ) 2 How do you arrange your classes, what kind of materials do you use in class?
A) based on students� advice and interests
B) prepared by yourself
C) text books which are supplied by school
D) others (please write down your answer)

( ) 3 what do you think is the best way to learn English?
A) practice
B) recite well-known English materials
C) grammar and words
D) others (please write down your answer)

( ) 4 what role are your playing in English class?
A) only a teacher
B) guide and councelor to students
C) organizer
D) other (please write down your answer)

( ) 5 What is the relationship between you and your students?
A) teacher and students
B) friends
C) in classroom is friends, in the street as strangers
D) others (please write down your answer)

( ) 6 What is the main difference between Chinese teachers and foreign teachers?
A) teaching method
B) teaching attitude
C) teaching contents
D) others (please write down your answer)

( ) 7 Where do you prefer to give your lectures?
A) classroom
B) outdoor
C) library
D) others

( )8 What do you do in class to help your students learn English?
A) Encourage your students to speak more
B) Do a lot of activities and exercises to make them speak.
C) Make them speak and threaten them with bad grades.
D) Only speak to the good students.

( ) 9 Do you feel your students have learned a lot since you've taught them?
A) They learned a lot
B) They are improving
C) They are learning alittle
D) They are not improving.

( )10 What do you think foreign teachers� functions in teaching in china?
A) They serve a cultural function.
B) They serve an educational function
C) They serve a mentoring function
D) They serve no function

( ) 11 What is the main difficulty you Face in china?
A) culture shock
B) language
C) others

12 How do you give your lecture?
A) Give lectures yourself
B) ask your students to participate
C) guide your students to discuss or debate
D) others (please write down your answer)

13 how long do you usually give your lecture?
A) from beginning to the end of the class
B) 3/4 period of class
C) 1/2 period of class
D) others (please write your answer)

14 where do you usually stay when you give your lecture?
A) at the platform
B) in the front of classroom
C) in the middle of classroom
D) others

15 which part do you try hard to help your students to improve and why?
A) grammar
B) writing
C) oral English
D) others (please write down your answer)

[Roger]

1: D;
2: B, C, D;
3: A, C, D;
4: B;
5: A;
6: A, B;
7: D;
8: Cannot answer as the question is based on too narrow a definition
of FTs as "oral teachers"; surely teaching is not exclusively about
speaking???
9: B;
10: C;
11: C;
12: B, C, D;
13: C;
14: the platform is a death trap - watch out if you want to
take a bath in the crowd...
15: D, i.e. comprehension

[ahopfe]

1 B
2 B.C
3 A.D ( general Conversation) I.E. English Corner
4 A
5 A ( my students are only 6 years old )
6 B
7 A ( have no other real choice)
8 A.B
9 B
10 A.B
11 C
12 B
13 D Only teach with activities
14 B
15 A.B.C

[Songbird]

Hi there, here's my answers

1. a
2. b & c
3. a & c
4. b
5. b
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. b
11. b
12. b
13. c (or less!)
14. b
15. b

Sorry about some double answers, they were too close to call!

[Talkdoc]

[ChinaMovieMagic]

The options are quite limited/limiting.

The spelling should be checked.

What level is your friend-with-survey?
A) Middle School
B) High school
C) Other

[Jolly]