Questionnaire on NESTs’ Professional Development
Program in Taiwan (PDPT)
The questionnaire is designed to understand the practical teaching
situations of native English speaking teachers (NESTs) in Taiwan and
their real needs, for which an in-service NEST training program with
credits will be conducted. Your answers and needs will be taken into
serious consideration as the primary basis of developing the curriculum of
NEST professional development programs in Taiwan, authorized by the
Ministry of Education. Please share your ideas and suggestions with us by
answering the following questions and help us make decisions for the
direction and content of the program to ensure that we fully meet your
needs.
Your sincere and candid responses would be greatly appreciated.
Please send this questionnaire back to us before the 20th of December,
2008. Thank you.
Dr. Chin-fen Chen
Director of Graduate School of English Education,
National Taipei University of Education
Please check () the appropriate answer or fill in the blank with
appropriate information.
I. Personal Information
Age: _____________________
Nationality: ________________
Major(s): ___________________
Gender: □ Male □ Female
Degree: □ BA □ MA □ PhD
1.1 What certificates have you obtained?
□ TESOL
□ None
□ Teacher Certificate in ______________from___________________
(subject)
(state, country)
□ others ___________________________________
1.2 How long have you been engaged in English teaching?
_______years _______months
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1.3 How long have you taught English in Taiwan?
_______years _______months
II. Current Teaching Status
2.1 The school in which you are teaching is □ public
□ private.
It’s located in ________________ □ County □ City.
2.2 How long have you been teaching in your current school?
_______years _______months
2.3 How many class hours per week do you teach English in the school?
___________ hours a week.
2.4 How many class hours per week do you teach subject matters other
than English?
___________ hours a week.
Which subjects? __________________________
2.5 What English textbooks do you use in your class?
_______________ _______________ _______________
2.6 Who makes the textbook decision?
□ regional government
□ other Taiwanese English teachers
□ others ______________________
□ school board
□ you
2.7 Do you conduct co-teaching with Taiwanese teachers?
□ Yes □ No
2.8 If yes, what is the role of the Taiwanese teacher in your class?
□ Lead teacher (who conducts formal teaching in class)
□ Partner in the same classroom (who shares teaching simultaneously
but is responsible for different learning activities)
□ Partner in the same classroom (who shares planning and teaching
jointly)
□ Partner for another class hour (who shares teaching for the same
class but conducts formal teaching in another class hour)
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□ Support teacher (who implements supplemental activities for the
whole group, small groups or individuals before or after the formal
lesson)
□ Teaching assistant (who helps with classroom management and
provides translation when necessary)
□ Others________________________________________________
2.9 Which of the following resources do you have access to in the
classroom?
□ CD-player □ projector □ computer □ OHP □ Internet
□ Others_________________________________
How do you use them? ____________________________________
2.10 What are the greatest challenges and concerns related to teaching
English in your school?
III. Professional Training Experience
3.1 Please check the courses that you have taken
□ English grammar and rhetoric
□ Syntax
□ Contrastive analysis between Chinese and □ Phonetics
English
□ Teaching reading and writing
□ Language acquisition
□ Teaching speaking and listening
□ Linguistics
□ Pragmatics and English teaching
□ Psycholinguistics
□ Drama in Children's English Teaching
□ Sociolinguistics
□ Nursery Rhymes and Songs
□ Children literature
□ Practicum on English Teaching
□ Lesson plan
□ English Computer-aided Instruction
□ Multiple assessments
□ Development and Production of Children's English Materials and
Teaching Aids
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□ others _________________________________________________
3.2 Have you recently attended/ are you attending any in-service training
programs?
□ Yes □ No
If yes, how was/is the program organized and how was/is it delivered?
It was/is delivered via □ Internet □ TV □ mail □ attendance
It took _______ years ______months _____ weeks to complete all
the courses required.
You attended the in-service program because
________________________________________________________
3.3 What topics/subjects addressed in this program were most beneficial
for you?
IV. Your Expectations and Suggestions.
4.1. Does your teaching certificate require renewal?
□ Yes
□ No
If yes, how long is your certificate valid?
□ 3 years □ 5 years □ 7 years □ other ___________
How many credits/ semester hours/ points do you need to satisfy
renewal requirements?
________ courses with credits
________ semester hours
________ points of attending workshops
4.2 What courses do you think should be provided in the PDP in the
Taiwanese context? Please check the following items you think
necessary.
□ TESOL/TEFL pedagogic theories; teaching techniques/strategies
for 4 language skills,
□ Knowledge of English language
□ Classroom management and school culture
□ Co-teaching techniques and responsibilities
□ Innovative theory and practices related to TESOL/TEFL
□ Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
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□ English education policies and latest issues in Taiwan
□ Culture and social norm in the Taiwanese society
□ Expectations from parents, school authority, other teachers
□ Functional communication in Mandarin
□ Other: _________________________________________
4.3 When do you think the most appropriate time for conducting the
native English teacher PDPT is?
□ weekday evenings
□ weekends (Saturday and Sunday)
□ summer vacation
□ winter vacation
□ two weeks before the school semester starts
□ two weeks after the school semester ends
4.4 If the PDPT is conducted, would you like to attend it, which might
help renew your teaching certificate or provide you the TESOL
teaching certificate in Taiwan?
□ Yes □ No If no, why? _____________________________
____________________________________________________
4.5 What suggestions would you like to offer for this PDPT? (You can
continue on a separate sheet)
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Thank you for your contribution.
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