Teacher Training and Development Survey (EU-SPEAK 2 Project) EU-Speak 2 This project is funded with support from the European Commission (Lifeling Learning Programme, ref EACEA 539478-LLP-1-UK-Grundtvig) Dear colleague, EU-SPEAK 2, a project directed by staff at Newcastle University in England, is designing professional development opportunities for teachers of low/non-educated speakers adult immigrants (LESLLA Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition) at an international level. Partners are Europe: Universities of Cologne, Granada, Jyväskylä, Newcastle and Amsterdam; USA: American Institutes for Research, Center for Applied Linguistics and Virginia Commonwealth University. This project builds on EU-Speak 1, a partnership project which involved sharing experiences among a representative group of Europeans, working with low-educated adult immigrants. Please visit our website at www.eu-speak.net to learn more about both projects. Second Survey (active until 5 October 2014) You may have participated in our first survey which focussed on the knowledge and skills that teachers need. If you did, a big thank you!
Whether or not you did, or tried to do so, we invite you to take part in our second, much shorter, survey. Your responses will be anonymous, and your personal details will not be connected to your responses. We will use the information from our two surveys and feedback from extensive consultation with stakeholders to develop a pilot module towards the end of this year/early 2015. The pilot module will be delivered at international level as an online study circle. Our framework for a full, online curriculum for teachers who work with low/non-educated immigrant adults will be produced towards the end of our project in June 2015. Please complete the survey no later than 5 October 2014. This second survey asks you about the training/pre-service and development/in-service you or your teachers have had, what you are aware of and what you/your teachers need. We are aware that the needs of LESLLA teachers are rarely fully addressed and we know that responses to some of the items below may be 0 /you may not be able to respond. There is also space for you to share your thoughts and ideas with us in a Comments section at the end of the survey. NOTE: You may receive a message that the survey resides on a "nonsecure server." You can disregard this. The survey resides on a secure university server and can be completed without concerns. If you have any initial problems with it, please persist. Many thanks in advance for your participation and your contributions to this project. There are 33 questions in this survey
Survey [] In the first part of our survey we make a series of statements that we would like you to rate in terms of your training and development needs to work with LESLLA learners. Then we ask about your teaching experience and the amount of compulsory education your learners may have had. Knowledge and Skills Please rate from "not at all important" to "very important" on your training/pre-service and development/in-service needs to work with LESLLA learners. []Use of teaching methods that facilitate active learner participation in a classroom environment and draw on learner knowledge and experience. * []Use of authentic conversational situations in teaching that reflect learners daily experiences. * []Development and of use authentic materials that adults encounter in their daily lives. *
[]Guiding learners in developing reading and writing strategies that they can use independently outside the classroom. * []Teaching oral language skills (pronunciation, grammar, pragmatics, vocabulary). * []Using a variety of multimodal materials for teaching reading and writing and modifying them to meet learners needs in their daily lives and work-related situations. * []Understanding of learners backgrounds, current situations and learning potential when planning and teaching. *
[]Awareness of the kinds of written information that learners encounter and use in their daily lives. * []Awareness of challenges to learning of psychological and physical conditions (PTSD, visual and hearing impairments). * []Familiarity with the complexity of literacy skills. * Background [] It would now be helpful to know more about yourself as a teacher, your primary focus in the classroom and your learners. We re asking you this question to better understand the population from whom we re collecting data. Only the questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
Background []Position * Please choose all that apply: Teacher Manager Trainer []Age []Gender Female Male Other []Country in which you work * If you choose 'Other:' please also specify your choice in the accompanying text field. United Kingdom United States of America Ireland Australia Germany Spain Netherlands Canada Finland Other:
[]Teaching Qualifications/Training/Development What teaching qualifications do you have? * Please choose all that apply: BA MA PhD Adult education Further Education LESLLA (Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition) students Foreign language teaching qualification Special needs teaching qualification Other: []Please tell us what your teaching specialisation is []Teaching Experience Teaching adult immigrants WITH literacy in their primary language (put 0 if you have no practical experience at all) * years (from 0.1) []Teaching Experience Teaching adult immigrants with NO/LIMITED literacy in their primary language (put 0 if you have no practical experience at all) * years (from 0.1) []Teaching content of your LESLLA classes * Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
Answer was at question '13 [a2]' (Position) Please choose all that apply: Reading Writing Listening Oral communication skills Grammar Vocabulary Culture Citizenship/visa preparation Employment Life skills Health literacy Safety Comments: []Teaching status * Full-time paid Full-time volunteer Part-time paid Part-time volunteer []Please describe the immigrant adult learners in your classes. Your learners' years in compulsory education. * Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: Answer was at question '13 [a2]' (Position) Please choose all that apply: No education at all More then 2 years but not full primary education I am not sure []How many hours of LESLLA teacher training have you received in the last year? *
[]How many hours of LESLLA teacher training have you received in the last 5 years? * []What is the primary focus of the in-service/professional development that you participate in? That is, is it focused primarily on developing your background knowledge (theories, principles, research), or is it focused on specific skills that you can use in your teaching? If you are a manager or teacher trainer, please choose only those you participated in as a student. * Please choose all that apply: Language structure Teaching methodology Oral language development Numeracy Life skills Employability Health literacy Safety Assessment Materials selections and development Instructional strategies Lesson planning Teaching mixed ability classes Other: []Where did you receive this training? Give the organisation/provider. *
Optional personal Information Please share your contact information with us and we will let you know when resources and opportunities are available. []Your title []First name []Family name []Affiliation/organisation name []Address
[]Your email address Thank you so much for taking the time to complete our survey. We will be using your contribution to help us develop our in-service/professional development programme. EU-SPEAK 2 PROJECT TEAM 10-18-2014 00:00 Submit your survey. Thank you for completing this survey.