Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject: MA Gender Study
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Hello- I'm currently studying for my Master's degree and am doing research on gender relations in the classroom, specifically in relation to English language learning classrooms. Since the viewpoint of EFL teachers would greatly enhance my study, I am asking you to answer a few questions for me (I have them listed below). I would truly appreciate hearing from those of you "out in the field". After I graduate in December, I plan to head abroad myself. I have not committed myself yet; so I'm looking forward to replies that may prove insightful to me in my personal decision-making.Your insights are valuable to me and will be kept in complete confidence. Any and all data will, likewise, by kept confidential and will only be used by me and for my MA study.Thanks,
EFL Teacher Questionnaire
Please tell me about yourself:
1. Are you a man or a woman?
2 Where are you from originally?
3. Where are you teaching English?
4. How long have you been teaching English?
Please tell me about your students:
5. What types of students are you teaching?
What level? What age?
6. Are your students both male and female or is it a same- sex classroom?
Please share your experiences and feelings:
7. Do you think students view women and men teachers
differently? Why or why not?
8. Do you think students respond differently to men and
women teachers?
9. How do you feel that the gender of the teacher affects the
classroom environment? Or does it?
10. In your experience, are their differences between cutures
regarding teachers' gender and student attitudes?
11. Has a student or classroom situation ever made you feel
uncomfortable due to your gender?
12. What do you think is the ideal image for a teacher to have
the classroom?
13. What do you think the students believe represents the
ideal teacher?
14. What do you think is your biggest issue in your capacity
as an English language teacher?
15. What do you still find frustrating as an English teacher?
16. Please elaborate on any feelings that you have concerning
the issue of gender in the classroom.
Thank you for time and help!
All responses will be kept strictly confidential. Any data gathered will be for my own personal use in my Master’s Program research.
MA Gender Study
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