TeachingSpokenEnglishwithClassroomActivities.doc

Teaching Spoken English with Classroom Activities in Chinese Senior Middle SchoolsNote: “ * ” allows more than one option to be chosen.1.What year are you in?A.Senior one B.Senior two C. Senior Three*2.Among the following four areas, which are your weak areas in studying English? A. Listening B.Speaking C.Reading D.Writing3. How interested are you in studying spoken EnglishA. Very Much B.Adequately C.A little D.Not at all4. One a scale of 1 (very little) to 5 (great), how much importance does your teacher attach to teaching spoken English in the classroom?A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 E.55. Do you have specialized classes for spoken English? If not, please go to question No.8.A. Yes B.No6. How frequently are these specialized spoken English classes scheduled in your school?A. Once a week B.Twice a week C.Three times a week D.More than three times a week7. Do you find these specialized spoken English classes useful or not? Please provide brief reasons in the corresponding option below if you can.A. Yes: B.No: 8. How often does your teacher teach spoken English with other areas of English study including listening, reading and writing?A.Always B.Often C.Sometimes D.Seldom E.Never9. In your opinion, how important is it to study spoken English with listening, reading and writing?A. Very important B.Moderately important C. Not Important10. How often does your teacher carry out classroom activities in relation to spoken English in your classroom?A. Always B.Often C.Sometimes D.Seldom E.Never11. To what extent do you agree that classroom activities are efficient for improving spoken English?A. Totally agree B.Partially agree C.Disagree*12.What benefits have you gained from classroom activities in terms of improving your spoken English?A. Interest in studying spoken English B.English speaking skills C.Confidence in studying spoken English D.Cultural knowledgeE.Other (please specify) 13. In your opinion, which one of the following areas shows the greatest significance in teaching spoken English with classroom activities?A. Listening B.Reading C.Writing14.What do you speak of your teachers performance in teaching spoken English with classroom activities?A.Excellent B.Good C.Fair D.Not so good E.Terrible15. What do you think of your own participation in classroom activities?A. Active B.Neutral C.Negative*16.In terms of improving spoken English, what are the potential limitations or obstacles in carrying out classroom activities in your class?A. Time consuming B.Low efficiency C.Singular and boring forms D.Negative participation from students E.Inadequate attention paid by teachersF.Other (please specify) 17. What type of classroom activities are you more interested in?A. Task-based activities(eg.delayed dictation- an activity which firstly allows students to listen to some audio materials and then ask them to repeat the materials verbally after a certain period of time)B.Recreational activities(a none task-based type of classroom activities in the form of entertainment.eg. role play)18. What type of classroom activities is more efficient to you?A. Task-based activities B.Recreational activities19.窗体顶端窗体底端19. Share your ideas about teaching spoken English with classroom activities