Teacher Motivation in Foreign Language Education
Survey

Thank you for filling out this survey. Your responses will be a big help!

1. What language(s) do you teach?

2. For how many years have you been teaching?

This is my ___ year.

3. In what state do you currently teach?

4. In what other states have you taught?

5. In how many different schools have you taught?

6. Have you studied or lived aboad?

  • yes
  • no

    • 7. Is the school you currently work in a public or private school?

  • public
  • private

    • 8. Please briefly describe what first drew you to language education:

    9. Have you ever had a "mentor" or another teacher assigned to help you (when beginning in a new school, etc.)?

  • yes
  • no
  • Comments (optional):

    • 10. Do you feel your reasons for teaching a foreign language have changed? If so, please explain briefly:

    11. What do you love about your job?

    12. What do you not like about your job?

    13. What do feel is one of the biggest challenges you face at work?

    14. Do you have a curriculum that you follow for each of your classes? If so, who controls it (department, school, district, state?) How do you feel about the curriculum (does it help or do you feel confined? Too much included? Not enough?)

    15. Do you feel supported by the administration, as a teacher and more specifically as a language teacher? Please explain.

    16. Do you feel support from the other professionals in your school?

    17. Do you feel support from the parents/community?

    18. What is your average class size?

  • 1-10
  • 11-15
  • 16-20
  • 21-25
  • 26-30
  • more than 30

    • 19. How much time outside of the regular school day are you asked/required to spend on school activities (meetings, parent nights, evening events, etc.)

    20. Do you think you will ever change careers? Please explain.

    21. Is there anything else you would like to add concerning your motivation to teach foreign languages?


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