Totally Partially Partially Totally

Agree Agree Disagree Disagree

gram -
Teaching about English culture is not as important mar
1
as teaching grammar and vocabulary.

method -
I know what teaching method the teacher adopts and
2
the rationale behind it.

nature 1
It‟s OK to guess and produce an ungrammatical
3 sentence in order to make yourself understandable
in the classroom.
role a
There should be more formal study of grammar in
4
my English classes.

nature 2
Learning English is mostly a matter of learning a lot
5
of grammar rules.

Totally Partially Partially Totally

Agree Agree Disagre Disagre
e e

Activities that focus on the exchange of meaning gramma A

between two speakers are more important than r
6 activities that focus on the manipulation of
grammatical forms.
nature -
It is necessary to know about English-speaking
7 cultures in order to speak English.

mthod -
8 I prefer grammar instruction over oral presentations.

role -
I usually keep grammar rules in mind when I write an
9 English text.

gramma B
The effective foreign language teacher uses student- r
10 student role play situations from the beginning of
elementary language instruction.
 gramma -
Testing students on what has been taught in class is r
11 more important than testing their overall language
development.
error V
12 I rather say nothing than making mistakes.

method
My teacher prefers teaching grammar rather than
13 teaching communicative skills.

gramma C
r
14 It is essential to correct most errors.

gramar D
The effective English language teacher teaches
15 grammar inductively (i.e. gives examples before
grammatical rule).
Totally Partially Partially Totally
Agree Agree Disagre Disagre
e e

nature 3
You shouldn‟t say anything in English until you can
16 say it correctly.

gramar E
The effective English teacher teaches grammar
17 deductively (i.e. gives grammatical rule before
examples).
method
The teacher includes discussion about the nature of
18 language teaching as a regular part of the instruction.

role b
The formal study of grammar is essential to eventual
19 mastery of English.

comnctv
Generally speaking, students‟ communicative ability
20 improves most quickly if they study and practice the
grammar of English.
role f
21 I dislike it when I am corrected in class.
 gramar
The effective English language teacher grades written
22 and spoken language assignments predominantly for
grammatical accuracy.
method
23 I prefer grammar instruction to class discussions.

role c
24 I like the study of grammar.

role d
I believe my English improves most quickly if I study
25 and practice the grammar.

Totally Partially Partially Totally

Agree Agree Disagre Disagre
e e

method
26 Every English class includes grammar exercises.

gramar F
The effective English language teacher corrects errors
27 as soon as possible after they occur.

method
My teacher gives me the opportunity to speak English
28 (with classmates or teacher) in every English class.

role e
It is more important to practice English in real-life
29 situations than to study and practice grammatical
patterns.
nature 4
If beginning students are permitted to make errors in
30 English, it will be difficult for them to speak correctly
later on.
1) Where do you teach?
Totally Disagree

KA Voskenslaan Gent 5) My students know what teaching method

I adopt and the rationale behind it.
Koninklijk Lyceum Gent
Totally Agree
Freinetatheneum De Wingerd
Partially Agree
BenedictusPoort
Partially Disagree
Atheneum Wispelberg
Totally Disagree
Sint-Pietersinstituut Gent
Sint-Bavohumaniora Gent 6) It‟s OK for my students to guess and
produce an ungrammatical sentence in order
Sint-Barbara college Gent
to make themselves understandable in the
classroom.
2) In what year do you teach?
Totally Agree
3rd
Partially Agree
4th
Partially Disagree
5th
Totally Disagree
6th

7) There should be more formal study of

3) For how long have you been teaching
grammar in my English classes.
English?
Totally Agree
0 - 5 years
Partially Agree
5 - 10 years
Partially Disagree
10 - 15 years
Totally Disagree
15 - 20 years
20 or more years 8) Learning English is mostly a matter of
learning a lot of grammar rules.
4) Teaching about English culture is not as
Totally Agree
important as teaching grammar and
vocabulary. Partially Agree
Totally Agree Partially Disagree
Partially Agree Totally Disagree
Partially Disagree
 Master dissertation 2010 Lauren Heeffer

9) Activities that focus on the exchange of instruction.

meaning between two speakers are more
Totally Agree
important than activities that focus on the
manipulation of grammatical forms. Partially Agree

Totally Agree Partially Disagree

Partially Agree Totally Disagree

Partially Disagree
14) Testing students on what has been taught
Totally Disagree in class is more important than testing their
overall language development.
10) It is necessary to know about English-
Totally Agree
speaking cultures in order to speak English.
Partially Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Agree
Totally Disagree
Partially Disagree
Totally Disagree 15) I would like my students to rather say
nothing than making mistakes.
11) My students prefer grammar instruction
Totally Agree
to oral presentations.
Partially Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Agree
Totally Disagree
Partially Disagree
Totally Disagree 16) I prefer teaching grammar rather than
teaching communicative skills.
12) My students usually keep grammar rules
Totally Agree
in mind when they write an English text.
Partially Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Agree
Totally Disagree
Partially Disagree
Totally Disagree 17) It is essential to correct most errors.
Totally Agree
13) The effective foreign language teacher
uses student-student role play situations Partially Agree
from the beginning of elementary language
Partially Disagree
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Master dissertation 2010 Lauren Heeffer

Totally Disagree
22) The formal study of grammar is essential
to eventual mastery of English.
18) The effective language teacher teaches
grammar inductively (i.e. gives examples Totally Agree
before grammatical rules).
Partially Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Agree
Totally Disagree
Partially Disagree
23) Generally speaking, students‟
Totally Disagree
communicative ability improves most
quickly if they study and practice the
19) You shouldn‟t say anything in English
grammar of English.
until you can say it correctly.
Totally Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Agree
Partially Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Disagree
Totally Disagree
Totally Disagree

24) My students dislike it when they are

20) The effective language teacher teaches
corrected in class.
grammar deductively (i.e. gives grammatical
rules before examples). Totally Agree
Totally Agree Partially Agree
Partially Agree Partially Disagree
Partially Disagree Totally Disagree
Totally Disagree
25) The effective English teacher grades
written and spoken language assignments
21) I include discussion about the nature of
predominantly for grammatical accuracy.
language teaching as a regular part of the
instruction. Totally Agree
Totally Agree Partially Agree
Partially Agree Partially Disagree
Partially Disagree Totally Disagree
Totally Disagree
26) My students prefer grammar instruction

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2010

Totally Agree
to class discussions.
Partially Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Agree
Totally Disagree
Partially Disagree
Totally Disagree
31) I give my students the opportunity to
27) My students like the study of grammar. speak English (with classmates or myself) in
every English class.
Totally Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Agree
Partially Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Disagree
Totally Disagree
Totally Disagree
28) I believe my students‟ English improves
most quickly if they practice and study the 32) It is more important to practice English
grammar. in real-life situations than to study and
practice grammatical patterns.
Totally Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Agree
Partially Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Disagree
Totally Disagree
Totally Disagree
29) Every English class of mine includes
grammar exercises. 33) If beginning students are permitted to
make errors in English, it will be difficult for
Totally Agree
them to speak correctly later on.
Partially Agree
Totally Agree
Partially Disagree
Partially Agree
Totally Disagree
Partially Disagree
30) The effective language teacher corrects Totally Disagree
errors as soon as possible after they occur.