Chile feedback survey - 2018


         

       



A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Please rate the following activities that we did on a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high). You should base your ranking on interest, value to language and cultural learning, enjoyability and impact.*

          1 2 3 4 5     I didn't do this
      El mercado central de Santiago   
      Villa Grimaldi   
      Visit to La Chascona   
      Reading poetry at La Chascona   
      Cabins in Pucón   
      Funicular to the top of Cerro San Cristobal   
      Observaciones en el parque forestal   
      Termas in Pucón   
      Touristic visit in Pucón (lakes and waterfalls)   
      Museo de Bellas Artes (Santiago)   
      Arrival at airport of Concepción   
      Home stay experience   
      Free weekend with homestay families   
      Visit to "El Chiflón del diablo"   
      Mapuche visit in Pucón   
      Visits to regular classes at Thomas Jefferson (shadowing)   
      Visits / presentations in English class at Thomas Jefferson   
      Visit to the parque Cousiño (Lota)   
      Lunch at TJ in the Casino   
      Canopy at Pucón   
      Morning meeting for Upper school   
      PE class   
      Special class on history (Mr. Valentin)   
      Special class on music (Mr. Francisco)   
      Hostal stay in Santiago   
      Scavenger hunt in Santiago   
      Poetry class with Mr. Felipe   
      Reading poetry at the top of San Cristobal   
      Special class on mining and literature (Mr. Alberto)   
      Farewell dinner in Santiago   
      Visual essay experience in Santiago   
      Going to the mall in Santiago   
      Final exam on the plane   


  1. If you could eliminate a maximum of 3 of the above activities, which would you not do next time.*
    El mercado central de Santiago
    Villa Grimaldi
    Visit to La Chascona
    Reading poetry at La Chascona
    Funicular to the top of Cerro San Cristobal
    Observaciones en el parque forestal
    Museo de bellas artes de Santiago
    Arrival at airport of Concepción
    Home stay experience
    Touristic visit (lakes, waterfalls) in Pucón
    Visit to "El Chiflón del diablo"
    Visit to the Lota museum
    Visits to regular classes at Thomas Jefferson (shadowing)
    Visits / presentations in English class at Thomas Jefferson
    Termas in Pucón
    Lunch at TJ in the Casino
    Mapuche visit in Pucón
    Canopy in Pucón
    PE class
    Special class on history (Mr. Valentin)
    Special class on music (Mr. Francisco)
    Special class on mining (Mr. Alberto)
    reciting poetry at the top of San Cristobal
    Eating a supercuchufli
    Writing thank you cards
    Hostal stay in Santiago
    Poetry class with Mr. Felipe
    Scavenger Hunt in Santiago
    Visual essay experience in Santiago
    Visiting el parque Cousiño (Lota)
    Visiting the mall in Santiago
    Final exam on the plane


  1. Please rank the following projects / assignments in regards to their usefulness in learning Spanish. 5 is high, 1 is low.*

          1 2 3 4 5    
      Charlas de 2 minutos   
      Actualidades   
      Mall activity   
      Cultural interviews   
      Write original poem   
      Cultural learning units (in English before we left)   
      Poetry   
      El Chiflón del diablo   
      El delantal blanco   
      Conversation tasks   
      Spanish declaration   
      Presentations on Ohio   
      Visual essay   
      Capture the essence activity   
      Chilean culture test   
      binder of information   
      daily journal entries   
      Amount of grammar feedback (oral and written)   


  1. If you could eliminate a maximum of 3 of the following activities, what would you eliminate?*
    Charlas de 2 minutos
    Actualidades
    Mall activity
    Cultural interviews
    Write original poem
    Cultural learning units (in English before we left)
    Poetry
    El Chiflón del diablo
    El delantal blanco
    Conversation tasks
    Spanish declaration
    Presentations on Ohio
    Visual essay
    Capture the essence activity
    Chilean culture test


  1. Please rank the following logistical items with 1 being insufficient and 5 being outstanding*

          1 2 3 4 5    
      Hostal providencia   
      Flight from OH - Santiago   
      Flight from Santiago - Concepción   
      Amount of free time   
      Group meals   
      Individual meals   
      Amount of money for meals   
      Sufficient shopping time   
      Sufficient sleeping time   
      Sufficient number of stray dogs in the street   
      Sufficient chaperone supervision   
      Understanding of schedule and expectations   
      Sufficient time to communicate with family and friends   
      Teacher availability via cell phone or Whatsapp   
      Personal safety   


  1. What logistical things could we have done to made the trip more enjoyable or manageable for you?*


  1. What percentage of the time did was Spanish spoken exclusively Spanish on this trip?*

            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20      
      You 0% 100%  
      Your roommates 0% 100%  
      Your other classmates 0% 100%  
      Your Chilean host student 0% 100%  
      Sr. Tate 0% 100%  
      Sra. Mullen 0% 100%  


  1. Overall, what was your favorite part about the Chile trip?*


  1. What do you think was your greatest personal accomplishment on the Chile trip?*


  1. What could we as teachers have done better to make the trip better for you?*


  1. What recommendation would you give to a student preparing to go on a similar trip in the future?*


  1. Remembering that this is a class for credit, please comment on the amount and types of homework and assessments.*


  1. Did you ever feel homesick? What did you do to combat the feeling?*


  1. Please comment on the group dynamic. Any success stories or things we could do to improve?*


  1. Any other suggestions, comments, dudas, quejas, consultas, preguntas to help us in future planning of intensives such as this?*





Spanish department
Hawken School
Gates Mills, OH , OH