1. Years in teaching: ________
2. Sex: M F
3. Your educational background (check one):
__ Associates Degree __ Bachelors Degree __ Masters Degree
__ Other (specify): _______________________________
4. Where do you currently live: City _________________ State/Country _____________________
5. Ethnic origin_________________________________
6. Have you ever taught in a bilingual setting? Yes_____ No_____
7. Have you ever taught in an ESL immersion classroom? Yes_____ No_____
8. Do you believe it is important for an immigrant student to retain the use of his/her native language?
Why or why not?
9. What language(s) do you use in instructing your students?
1. All English____
2. Mostly English_____
3. Mostly a foreign language____
4. English or a foreign langauge equally____
5. All foreign language ____
10. Please indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statement: "The primary language is useful in the English acquisition process of ELLs."
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Completely Disagree Somewhat Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Somewhat Agree Completely Agree
11. You have two immigrant students (student A and student B) in your classroom. Student A’s parents emphasize the use of their native language and only talk to student A in their primary language because they think that their child would do better in school. On the contrary, Student B’s parents believe their child has a higher potential to succeed if she communicates only in English since they believe that she will assimilate rapidly. Which opinion to you agree with and why?
12. Your school offers two options to meet the needs of ELLs. The first option calls for the immediate placement of the ELL student into the mainstream classroom with daily pullout for English acquisition purpose. The second option calls for the immediate placement of the student into a bilingual classroom. It is up to the parent to decide which option would work best for her child. A parent of a newly arrived immigrant student wants your opinion regarding the options. What advice do you give the parent?
13. Do you believe it is important for ELL students to acquire a good working knowledge of English before being placed in English-language mainstreams classrooms? Why or Why not?
14. What would be a better way to assimilate: being placed in a bilingual classroom or an ESL immersion program?
15. Should a teacher discourage the use of the student’s primary-language in the classroom? Yes_____ No_____
16. Please indicate the degree to which you agree with this statement: "High-levels of primary-language help students develop literacy in English."
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Completely Disagree Somewhat Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Somewhat Agree Completely Agree
17. Does content learned in the primary language facilitates content learning in English? Yes___ No___
18. Some educational experts claim that “providing ELLs with knowledge and literacy in their native languages results in a faster and easier transition to English.” What do you think about this statement?
19. Please indicate the degree to which you agree with this statement: "ELLs should be placed in English-only programs in order to help them learn English better and faster."
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Completely Disagree Somewhat Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Somewhat Agree Completely Agree
20. Please indicate the degree to which you agree with this statement: "Primary language instruction usage causes confusion among students and detracts from their learning English."
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Completely Disagree Somewhat Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Somewhat Agree Completely Agree
21. Do you believe that the minority languages and cultures should be preserved as much as possible?
22. Do you believe that not having access to supplemental help in their primary language threaten the academic progress of ELLs?