World Language Department Survey Where are We and Where do We Want to Go?


         

       

Name: 


  1. I believe students should be expected to speak in the target language.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe students should be expected to write in the target language
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe students should read and comprehend in the target language.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe the instructional materials our department has adopted effectively supports acquisition of the target language.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe the instructional materials our department has adopted effectively supports production of the target language.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe we should consider adopting new educational resources (texts, workbooks, DVDs, software, etc.)
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I have a clear understanding of what students should know for the courses I teach.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe students are challenged by the rigor of my course.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe I am successful differentiating instruction so that all students (high and low) are appropriately challenged/supported in my class.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe students enjoy my class.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe students are learning a lot in my class.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe students are capable of learning more than they are in my class.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I am frustrated by the amount of time I spend creating my own materials.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I spend a lot of time assessing my students.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I would like a more systematic approach to teaching grammar.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. The instructional resources we use provide adequate support for assessing student learning.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe we (as a district) have a systematic approach to language instruction.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe the curriculum we have adopted adequately supports instruction about the cultural aspects of my course.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I teach using the TPRS methodology....
    90% - 100% of the time
    70% - 90% of the time
    50% - 70% of the time
    25% - 50% of the time
    less than 25% of the time


  1. Students, in order to be successful in my class, need to be able to manipulate the language in a grammatically correct/precise way.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe assessing comprehension of the langauge should be the sole measure of students learning (in terms of grades) in the first two years of language learning.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I believe our program is sufficiently alligned with the State/National Standards for World Language Learning:

    Link to Nat'l Standards:
    http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3392
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Optional: Additional comments/concerns? Feel free to expand on any of your responses to the above questions. Please refer to the question number.


  1. Optional: What (if anything) do you need/want to improve instruction/student learning in your classes?


  1. Optional: What do you think the mission of our department should be?


  1. Optional: What are your recommendations (if any) for next steps?





Sr. Tristan Bodle
Spanish Teacher
Archie Williams High School
San Anselmo, CA