Evaluation Interview with Volunteers for EAL Tutor/Conversation Circle Program

Are you a tutor or/and a conversation circle facilitator? _______________________________

Your Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________________

Matched with/Circle you volunteer: _______________________________________________

Duration of volunteer: _________________________________________________________

Learner(s)’ English level/learning goals: __________________________________________

Tutor Training Sessions

1. The General ISANS Orientation and New Tutor Training session gave me adequate information to
get started as an ISANS EAL Volunteer Tutor.

Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral

Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

2. Did you attend any of the tutor training sessions? If yes, which ones? If no, why not?
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3. If you did attend any of the training sessions, please comment on what you learned and how you
applied it to your tutoring role.
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4. Can you suggest any ways that the sessions could have better prepared you for your match?
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Volunteer Support:

5. Were the Hands On: A Collection of EAL Literacy Activities, the sample lesson plans for CLB level
1-4 learners from ‘Tutoring Starts Here’ and Practice English On Your Own provided by ISANS
useful hands on resources for you? (Please only answer if you used them.)

Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral

Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

Please describe specific reasons to support your answer.

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Evaluation Interview with the Tutor

 6. If your learners’ levels or learning goals weren’t suitable to use the sample lesson plans, what other
resources have you found helpful in your tutor match?
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Overall Experience:

7. In comparison to your first day of Orientation at ISANS has this match helped you to better
understand the barriers that many immigrant learners face within their community? How so?
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8. Would you do this continually / again? If yes, why? If no, why not?
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9. What do you think are the benefits of the program to your learner, to you and to the community?
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Thank you so much for your valuable feedback!

Evaluation Interview with the Tutor