This is my capstone study, topic on: Teaching Strategy: Chinese Students and Online ESL (oESL) Class.
Michelle_Michy
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Appendix 1 Questionnaire for Teachers and Researchers
Dear Instructors and Researchers:
I am doing a survey to finish my Capstone Research. Since the beginning of 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, most schools, colleges and universities all over the world turn to virtual/online/distance classes. However, online classes are totally different from traditional classes, especially for international students who are taking English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. This research will explore both teachers’ and students' perceived satisfaction with the quality and efficiency of online ESL (OESL) courses, with the collaborative ESL students' tasks required in these, and the extent to which the teachers consider whether the online course format effectively prepares them to work with OESL students and at the same time, OESL students like and accept OESL courses.
This is a questionnaire about some OESL students’ learning attitude on virtual/online OESL classes. Your voice and suggestions are very important. This survey explores teachers’ perceived satisfaction with the quality and efficiency of online courses, with the collaborative tasks required in these, and the extent to which the teachers consider whether the online course format effectively prepares them to work with OESL students. Please answer both parts of the questionnaire. Please do not fill it out again. Thank you.
Part I
Please circle a response for each question. If two responses apply, circle both. When you are done, return the questionnaires to me.
1. How old are you?
a. 30+
b. 40+
c. Other ________
2. How many years have you taught ESL courses?
a. 5 years+
b. 10 years+
c. Other ________
3. Have you taught or are you now/teaching virtual/online English/ESL class/es?
a. Yes
b. No
4. Which level have you taught or now /teaching?
a. Beginner/L1-L2
b. Intermediate/L3-L4
c. Advanced/L5-L6
d. Other levels, please describe: ___________
5. What kind/form of virtual/online class do you prefer?
a. Live course
b. Recorded course
c. Task completion
6. What kind of material do you use?
a. E-book
b. Physical book
c. Other materials: __________
7. Compared with in-person classes, how efficient is virtual/online teaching?
a. Students learned less than in-person classes.
b. Students learned almost the same as in-person classes.
c. Students learned more than in-person classes.
8. Are you satisfied with the quality of online courses?
Yes. Why_________________________
No. Why _________________________
9. What kind of effective online teaching strategies do you have to meet today’s challenges?
a. Plan effective interactions
b. Continuous improvement for your teaching
c. Craft a learner-centered approach to online ESL teaching and learning
d. Create an environment what you want students to learn in virtual class
e. Other___
10. Which way of teaching do you prefer?
a. online, because ____________________________
b. in person, because _____________________________
Part II
One-to-one interview questions
1. In your teaching, which teaching strategies are applicable better for the ESL skill courses online for the preparatory students in this pandemic?
2. What pedagogical strategies do you employ to teach ESL students online?
3. Do you have any suggestions for improving virtual/online ESL classes?
4. Is there educational technology that can help you to solve any OESL teaching problems you have?
5. Do you have some research to exam the effectiveness of ESL teaching in virtual classroom?
Appendix 2 Questionnaire for ESL Students
Dear students,
I am doing a survey to finish my Capstone Research. Since the beginning of 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, most schools, colleges and universities all over the world turn to virtual/online/distance classes. However, online classes are totally different from traditional classes, especially for international students who are learning English as a Second Language (ESL). This research will explore students' perceived satisfaction with the quality and efficiency of online ESL (OESL) course learning, with the collaborative OESL teachers' tasks finishing learning, and the extent to which the students consider whether the online course format effectively prepares them to work with OESL students and at the same time, OESL students like and accept OESL course.
This is a questionnaire will take less than 20 minutes to complete. This has two parts:
Part I
Please circle a response for each question. If two responses apply, circle both. When you are done, return the questionnaires to me.
11. How old are you?
d. 18+
e. 30+
f. 40+
12. Gender
a. Female
b. Male
13. Have you taken or are you now taking online ESL (OESL) class?
a. Yes
b. No
14. Which level have you taught or now /teaching?
e. Beginner/L1-L2
f. Intermediate/L3-L4
g. Advanced/L5-L6
h. Other levels, please describe: ___________
15. What kind of material do you use?
d. E-book
e. Physical book
f. Other materials: __________
16. Compared with in-person classes, how efficient is virtual/online learning?
d. I learned less than in-person classes.
e. I learned almost the same as in-person classes.
f. I learned more than in-person classes.
17. How many hours per week do you learn online?
a. 1-5 hours
b. 5-10 hours
c. 10+ hours
18. Are you satisfied with the quality of online courses?
Yes. Why_________________________
No. Why _________________________
19. What kind of effective online learning strategies do you have to meet toddy’s challenges?
f. Plan effective interactions
g. Continuous improvement for your teaching
h. Craft a learner-centered approach to online ESL teaching and learning
i. Create an environment what you want students to learn in virtual class
j. Other___
20. Can you finish the assignments online easily without teachers help?
c. Yes.
d. No. because _____________________________
e. other
Part II
One-to-one interview questions
1. Do you like the new online practice strategies of ESL teaching? Why?
2. What are the benefits of virtual/online ESL learning?
3. Did you find any challenges when taking virtual/online ELS classes and how you solve these challenges you mentioned or get any helps from teachers?
4. What do you think about the relationships with classmates and the instructors in virtual/online ESL classes?
5. Do you have any suggestions for improving virtual/online ESL classes?
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