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Hello,
I am writing my diploma thesis "Various approaches to teaching Simple Past Tense on Elementary level". I suppose that teachers visiting this site might have some experience and the will to help.
I would appreciate if you could post brief answers to the following questions. Should not take more than 2 minutes
Thank you very much in advance. It is a great help
Renata


Q U E S T I O N N A I R E - Teachers

Type of school / Country:____________________________________

What coursebook do you use? _______________________________

........ concerns units which deal with Past Simple ONLY!

Please indicate how much you agree with the following statements.


Use this scale

1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Undecided
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly agree


A - Units dealing with the Past Simple are well structured, systematic and clear.
1 2 3 4 5

B - There is acceptable balance between knowledge about the language (meaning, form, pronunciation) and the practice using the language.

1 2 3 4 5

C - Units contain enough communicative activities to enable the students use the target language independently.

1 2 3 4 5

D - Do you provide extra materials? If yes, what materials? ____________________

E - The Teacher´s Book is clear and helpful; the recommended methods and approaches are suitable for me, my students and our classroom.

1 2 3 4 5

F - If you could make any changes to units mentioned above, what would they be?

__________________________________________________ ______________________

G - Which approach do you use when introducing the past tense? Circle one:
a) DEDUCTIVE (= presentation of the rule is followed by examples in which the rule is applied)
b) INDUCTIVE (=starting with some examples from which a rule is derived)
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What about those, like me, who don't use coursebooks?
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Default Re: Simple Past - questionnaire for teachers

That is another way, of course.
I am afraid that my thesis concentrates on the coursebooks, their comparison and most of all - teachers´ feelings about them.
However, if you have anything interesting to write, I will be happy to hear more e. g. how do you introduce the tense, then? No materials at all? Or own design? I am curious. I don´t follow the books 100 percent either, but they are useful though!
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