Teacher’s Questionnaire

Dear teacher,

This questionnaire is devised to collect information about the

role of debate technique in improving student’s speaking skill at
Abdelhafid Boussouf University Centre .We would be thankful if you
could share us your experience by answering these questions. Your
answers will help us in our research.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Please, use a tick (×) to indicate your chosen answer and specify your
options when needed.

Section One: General Information

1. What is your degree?

a. BA (License)
b. MA (Magister/Master)
c. Ph. D (Doctorate)

2. How many years have you been teaching English?

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3. Which level are your classes?

a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd

4. Which of the following describes your students’ level of oral

performance in English?

a. High
b. Above average
c. Average

5. Which of the followings is your main goal of teaching English?

a. To finish the syllabus in time
b. To help students to read and write the language
c. To improve the oral performance of the students
Section Two: Speaking Skill

1. In your opinion, which one of the following skills is the most

important?

a. Reading
b. Writing
c. Speaking
d. Listening

Please, justify your answer.

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2. Is teaching speaking skill easy or difficult?
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If it is difficult, what is the most difficult one?
a. Grammar
b. Pronunciation
c. Vocabulary
d. Sentence structure
Please, justify your answer.
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3. Do the majority of your students participate during the oral session?
a. Yes
b. No
If yes, what can motivate them to participate?
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If no, what are the difficulties that face students to be unmotivated?
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4. Concerning the importance of speaking performance of the foreign
language.
In your opinion, to what extent the students value this importance?

a. Very much
b. Much
c. Little
d. Not important

5. Do you prepare any tasks/activities for the students to enhance their

oral proficiency?
a. Yes
b. No
If yes, how often?
a. Always
b. Sometimes
c. Rarely

6. What are the types of activities that you prepare for the students in
the classroom?
a. Dialogues
b. Role-play
c. Free speaking
d. Discussion and debate

Section Three: The Debate Technique.

1. Is there any interaction between you “teacher” and the students

during oral session?
a. Yes
b. No
If yes, please explain.
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2. Have you ever been used the debate technique as a teaching method
in your session?
a. Yes
b. No

If yes, what do you notice when using it?

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3.Do you use this technique for a purpose?
a. Yes
b. No

If yes, what are the results do you get from it?

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Section Four: The Relationship between Debate Technique and

Speaking Skill

1. Do think that debate technique should be a part of oral session?

a. Yes
b. No

2. Do you think that debate technique is helpful for the students to

improve their speaking ability?

a. Yes
b. No

If yes, please explain.

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3. Using debate technique as a teaching method can give the student a
great opportunity to learn how to speak a foreign language.

a. Strongly agree
b. Agree
c. Strongly disagree
d. Disagree

4. Please, add any suggestion or comment.

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Thank you for the time, and effort that you have put into
completing this questionnaire