IELTS: Your teaching and learning questions 2016

About you

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* 1. Which province do you work in?

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* 2. What’s your main job?

Private school teacher

University teacher

Vocational school teacher

High school teacher

Freelance teacher

Other

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* 3. What do you mainly teach?

IELTS courses (short courses)

IELTS courses (longer than five weeks)

General English courses

Other (please specify)

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* 4. At the moment, who do you mainly teach?

Very large groups (51 students +)

Large groups (28 – 50 students)

Groups (6 – 27 students)

Small groups (2 – 5 students)

One-to-one classes

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What skills do you focus on in your teaching? Select all that apply

Speaking

Writing

Listening

Reading

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How important are the following to your work?

	1 Very important	2	3 moderately important	4	5 Not important
Helping students become better English learners because time is limited	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited 1 Very important	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited 2	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited 3 moderately important	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited 4	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited 5 Not important
Providing sample answers for students to use	Providing sample answers for students to use 1 Very important	Providing sample answers for students to use 2	Providing sample answers for students to use 3 moderately important	Providing sample answers for students to use 4	Providing sample answers for students to use 5 Not important
Helping students develop their SPOKEN English	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English 1 Very important	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English 2	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English 3 moderately important	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English 4	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English 5 Not important
Helping students develop their WRITTEN English	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English 1 Very important	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English 2	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English 3 moderately important	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English 4	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English 5 Not important
Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English 1 Very important	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English 2	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English 3 moderately important	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English 4	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English 5 Not important
Helping students develop their ability to READ English	Helping students develop their ability to READ English 1 Very important	Helping students develop their ability to READ English 2	Helping students develop their ability to READ English 3 moderately important	Helping students develop their ability to READ English 4	Helping students develop their ability to READ English 5 Not important
Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English 1 Very important	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English 2	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English 3 moderately important	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English 4	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English 5 Not important
Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English 1 Very important	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English 2	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English 3 moderately important	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English 4	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English 5 Not important
Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score 1 Very important	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score 2	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score 3 moderately important	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score 4	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score 5 Not important
Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge 1 Very important	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge 2	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge 3 moderately important	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge 4	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge 5 Not important
Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions 1 Very important	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions 2	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions 3 moderately important	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions 4	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions 5 Not important
Helping students understand what they should do in the test	Helping students understand what they should do in the test 1 Very important	Helping students understand what they should do in the test 2	Helping students understand what they should do in the test 3 moderately important	Helping students understand what they should do in the test 4	Helping students understand what they should do in the test 5 Not important

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* 7. How strong are you in the following?

	I can train other teachers on this	I can do	I don't know how to do this	I don't need to do this
Helping students become better English learners because time is limited	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited I can train other teachers on this	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited I can do	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited I don't know how to do this	Helping students become better English learners because time is limited I don't need to do this
Providing sample answers for students to use	Providing sample answers for students to use I can train other teachers on this	Providing sample answers for students to use I can do	Providing sample answers for students to use I don't know how to do this	Providing sample answers for students to use I don't need to do this
Helping students develop their SPOKEN English	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English I can train other teachers on this	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English I can do	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English I don't know how to do this	Helping students develop their SPOKEN English I don't need to do this
Helping students develop their WRITTEN English	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English I can train other teachers on this	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English I can do	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English I don't know how to do this	Helping students develop their WRITTEN English I don't need to do this
Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English I can train other teachers on this	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English I can do	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English I don't know how to do this	Helping students develop their ability to LISTEN in English I don't need to do this
Helping students develop their ability to READ English	Helping students develop their ability to READ English I can train other teachers on this	Helping students develop their ability to READ English I can do	Helping students develop their ability to READ English I don't know how to do this	Helping students develop their ability to READ English I don't need to do this
Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English I can train other teachers on this	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English I can do	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English I don't know how to do this	Identifying what students need to improve in their SPOKEN English I don't need to do this
Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English I can train other teachers on this	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English I can do	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English I don't know how to do this	Identifying what students need to improve in their WRITTEN English I don't need to do this
Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score I can train other teachers on this	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score I can do	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score I don't know how to do this	Providing strategies to help low level students get a higher score I don't need to do this
Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge I can train other teachers on this	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge I can do	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge I don't know how to do this	Providing students with strategies to overcome gaps in their language knowledge I don't need to do this
Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions I can train other teachers on this	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions I can do	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions I don't know how to do this	Helping students overcome gaps/blocks when giving examples and opinions I don't need to do this
Helping students understand what they should do in the test	Helping students understand what they should do in the test I can train other teachers on this	Helping students understand what they should do in the test I can do	Helping students understand what they should do in the test I don't know how to do this	Helping students understand what they should do in the test I don't need to do this

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* 8. Think about teaching, learning and IELTS. What is something which you find difficult and that you want help with?

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* 9. Think about teaching, learning and IELTS. What is one question that you would like an answer to?

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* 10. Which statement best describes you?

I'm a trainee teacher of English taking initial training

I am practising teacher of English but I have no formal qualifications to teach

I'm a qualified teacher of English in the first two years of practice

I am a practising and qualified teacher of English with more than two years of experience, who needs to develop essential skills

I am an experienced and qualified teacher of English with strong all-round knowledge and skills

I am a highly experienced and qualified teacher, but I am also starting to take on specialist roles

I am a highly experienced and qualified teacher BUT now I have a more specialised role (e.g.such as teacher trainer, manager, materials writer, researcher or ELT adviser)