APPENDIX

Cross-cultural Understanding questionnaires

Instructions.

The questionnaires were devised to learn about your cross-cultural experiences

while participating in the SEA-Teacher program. The items are open-ended and
require short description/elaboration. It may take about 30 - 45 minutes to
complete the questionnaires.

Note: The host community is the community (the school, friendship, host
family,networks, or otherwise) where you stayed during your SEA-Teacher
participation.

Home country is the community/country where you are originally from.

A. Demographic information:
Full name:

Sex:

Home country:

Home institution:

SEA-Teacher Batch/Year:

Host country:

Host institution:

Level of school taught:

-primary/early childhood

-Junior secondary

-Senior secondary

B. Cross-cultural items

1. Did you enjoy your stay with the host community? Yes – No – not really

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 2. Did you feel that you were welcome in the host community? -
3. Did you observe that your beliefs, values, and cultural practices were
different from those of the members of the host community? Please
explain your answer briefly.
4. Did ANYONE in the host community ever ask YOU about your beliefs,
values, and cultural practices? Please explain your answer briefly.
5. Did YOU ever ask anyone in the host community about THEIR beliefs,
values, and cultural practices? Please explain your answer briefly.
6. Upon learning the different beliefs, values, and cultures of the host
community, how would you react initially? Please explain your answer
briefly.
7. Did you find yourself easily adaptable to the new situations in the host
community?
8. Did you experience changes (in manners, habits, and cultural practices)
while you were staying with the host community? How did you manage
the changes?
9. Did you experience psychological/emotional distress while staying with
the host community? How did you cope with the psychological/emotional
distress?
10. Was it challenging to build connections with the members of the host
community? Please explain your answer briefly.
11. Do you maintain contact with members of the host community upon your
return home?
12. If there is anything you would like to change about your cross-cultural
experiences while staying with the host community, what would that be?

Part C

Interview Section

Key Questions:

Have you ever talk with local people about culture in host country?

What were the best moments?

What were the lowest moments?

After you observe value, believe and attitude in host country, are those affected
your teaching practice? please explain briefly.

What did the first day feel like at school?

How is your preparation to teach in the classroom?

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What do you think about the students' English skill in host country?

Is there any special method during the learning process?

Does international internship affect you in teaching?

Do you think understanding the other culture affects the way/ the method that
you use in teaching English?

What are the significant difference for you as the teacher after you join the
program?

Any special day/occasion you’d like to share?