Ariana Van Buren

Kimby Murakami
Chile curriculum project
Please answer the following questions that will assist us in creating a curriculum and syllabus that will reflect the goals of
your school, the school district, administrators, teachers, the students and the community. We are excited to be working
together with you to create a plan to effectively incorporate English as a foreign language into the curriculum. Your
answers are vital to this process and we value all answers, opinions, and suggestions. Our intention is to create a EFL
program that will positively affect the students and the surrounding community. Thank you very much for taking the
time to answer our questions. Your openness and honesty is greatly appreciated!

Part I: We would like to ask you some questions about your job.
1. What is your current position?
____ administrator
____ teacher
2. How long have you held your current position?
_____ years _____ months

3. How long have you been involved in the field of education?

_____ years _____ months

For teachers: (If you are an administrator, please go to Part II of the survey.)
Now, wed like to know about your own experience and feelings about English.
4. What grade level(s) do you teach?
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5. What subject(s) do you teach in addition to English?

_________________________________________________________________________________
6. How long have you held your current position?
_____ years _____ months
7. If you supervise others, please indicate your official title and the number of people you supervise.
Title:___________________________________

No. of people you supervise: __________________

6. Please circle the level that best describes your level of English in the following skills.
Speaking
a. Elementary

c. Upper Intermediate

b. Intermediate

d. Advanced

e. English is my first language

Listening
a. Elementary

c. Upper Intermediate

b. Intermediate

d. Advanced

e. English is my first language

Reading
a. Elementary

c. Upper Intermediate

b. Intermediate

d. Advanced

e. English is my first language

Writing
a. Elementary

c. Upper Intermediate

b. Intermediate

d. Advanced

e. English is my first language

Grammar
a. Elementary

c. Upper Intermediate

b. Intermediate

d. Advanced

e. English is my first language

7. Please rate from 0-5 (5 = very confident) how confident you feel in your English abilities in the classroom
Not at all confident
0

Very confident
1

8. Please describe your own English language education, e.g. age when beginning English language education, number
of years studying English, materials used in class.
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9. Please describe how you use English outside the classroom. List 3-5 ways that you use English.
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10. Please rate these statements related to the role of English in your life.
(1 = strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=agree, 4= strongly agree)
a. It is important to know English and Im glad I learned it in school.
1

b. I learned English in school but I wish I were more proficient.

1

c. I would like to improve my speaking skills in English.

1

d. I would like to improve my reading skills in English.

1

e. I would like to improve my writing skills in English.

1

f. I would like to improve my listening skills in English.

1

g. I dont have many opportunities to practice and use English.

1

h. If my English were better, Id have better job opportunities.

1

i. If English language classes were available and affordable, Id be interested in attending.

1

j. I teach English but I dont consider myself able to communicate in English.

1

k. I would like to improve my English by I dont have the time.

1

l. At this stage in my career its not a high priority to improve my English.

1
2
3
4

m. I try and improve my English in my free time.

1

o. I enjoy studying and learning English.

1

p. English is an easy language to learn.

1

q. Other comments:
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Part II. Next, wed like to ask you some questions about the current curriculum in your school.
1. List 3-5 the goals of the current EFL curriculum (for example: students will be able to introduce themselves; talk about
family and hobbies; write a descriptive paragraph; read and summarize a story/magazine article/newspaper) and rate
the achievability of these goals by circling the appropriate number. (0 = not at all achievable, 5 = very easily achievable)
Goal

Achievability

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2. How long has the curriculum been implemented/used?

____________________________________
4. How satisfied are you with the current curriculum? (0 -5, 5 being the most satisfied)
0

5. Please list 3 modifications you would make to the curriculum.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Please describe any previous or current experience with curriculum design, if any.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
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7. To what extent are you involved in the process of curriculum design? Please rate from 0-5 (5 = very involved) your
current level of involvement in:
Curriculum design
0

8. To what extent do you feel that you are able to make changes to the curriculum based on the needs of a given group
of students? (0= not allowed to make any changes, 5= allowed to make any changes necessary)
0

Please turn the page.youre almost finished!

Part III. Finally, wed like to ask you about your opinions regarding your students abilities and interest in English and
classroom activities.
1. Which English language skills do you feel are most important for your students to learn? Rank the following skills in
order of importance.
____ reading
____ listening
____ speaking
____ writing
Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Please rank the skills of your students in order of their current ability, 1 = lowest proficiency.
____ reading
____ listening
____ speaking
____ writing
Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Please rank these skills in order of difficulty for your learners to learn, 1 = most difficult.
____ reading
____ listening
____ speaking
____ writing
Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Please rate the literacy level of your students.

(1 = very low proficiency, 2 = low proficiency, 3 = average proficiency, 4 = above average proficiency.)
1

5. Please rate your students level of interest in learning English.

(1 = no interest, 2 = low interest, 3 = average, 4 = above average interest.)
1

6. What percentage of class time is spent on:

_______ listening
_______ speaking
_______ reading
_______ writing
_______ grammar
7. List 3-5 (or more) classroom activities that you are doing in your EFL classroom (e.g. role play, pair work, games)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
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8. What activities do you feel are most helpful to your students in learning English?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. How often do you do have your students perform communicative activities (e.g. information gap, Find someone
who)
a. every class
b. once or twice a week
c. once every two weeks
d. a few times per semester
e. never
10. Do your students enjoy communicative activities? Why or why not?
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11. What is the average educational background of the parents of your students?
a. primary school education

c. college graduate

b. high school graduate

d. no formal education

12. We are interested in any other comments you have related to the way English is currently taught in the classroom,
student motivation and interest in English, and anything else that you feel positively or negatively affects the learning or
teaching of English.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Thank you! Again, wed sincerely like to thank you for the time youve taken to answer our questions. We will evaluate
all responses carefully and consider all comments and suggestions. Our intention is to create a curriculum and syllabus
that will incorporate attainable goals while making the English language classroom a fun and enriching experience for
both students and teachers.