Questionnaire
to colleagues concerning drama/theater practices
Dear
colleagues,
My
name is Kalliopi Sotireli and I am an English teacher in the 7th
Junior High School of Kavala. This short questionnaire addresses
English teachers of the Secondary Education in the Public Sector and
involves the research I am currently doing for my HOU dissertation
(Hellenic Open University - M.Ed. in the Teaching of English as a
Foreign/International Language).
The
title of my dissertation is
“How to 'TIE-DIE' old learning practices - Implementing
Theater/Drama Practices in the English classroom so as to enhance
Secondary Education students' literacy and oracy skills and
motivation”.
This
dissertation will attempt to carry an action research in a Greek
Secondary School context and scrutinize the teaching/learning
benefits of TIE (Theater in Education) and DIE (Drama in Education)
practices granted to all stakeholders, especially to High School
students, taking into consideration how Drama may cognitively affect
and emotionally enhance and motivate learning processes.
Please
answer the following questions according to your own beliefs and
practices.
I am in
favor of drama practices (e.g. role play / dramatic games / acting
out dialogues) in my own class:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
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d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
I
am in favor of drama practices (e.g. putting up a play) as part of a
school project:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
I
believe drama practices in general facilitate the learning process of
a foreign language:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
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d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
I
have used drama to teach English (both in and out of a classroom):
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
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d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
From
my own personal experience or based on my educational instinct, drama
practices may…
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motivate students to learn English by creating a positive attitude
towards the target language:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
|
e.
Strongly disagree
|
-
trigger students to enhance their lexical / linguistic skills in
English:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
|
e.
Strongly disagree
|
-
help students enhance their speaking skills in English:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
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d.
Disagree
|
e.
Strongly disagree
|
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help students enhance their listening skills in English:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
-
enable students to grow emotionally:
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a.
Strongly agree
|
b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
|
-
coax students to cooperate sufficiently to come to a good result:
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a.
Strongly agree
|
b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
|
e.
Strongly disagree
|
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render students autonomous users of the English language:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
-
make students be more confident in the use of English:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
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other: (Please specify)
______________________________________________________________
On
deciding to put on a play in English I may encounter a lot of
problems concerning…
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unwillingness on behalf of the students to speak English in public:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
|
e.
Strongly disagree
|
-
time restrictions on a tight schedule (both mine and the students’):
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
-
constraints on behalf of the school administration:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
-
lack of support on behalf of my colleagues and/or students’
parents:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
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my students’ low level of proficiency in English:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
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d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
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-
other: (Please specify)
______________________________________________________________
The
idea of putting up a school play in English with my students seems
exciting to me:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
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d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
The
idea of having my students attend a school play in English seems
exciting to me:
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a.
Strongly agree
|
b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
|
The
idea of having my students attend a theater session in English in the
classroom seems exciting to me:
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a.
Strongly agree
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b.
Agree
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c.
Neither agree nor disagree
|
d.
Disagree
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e.
Strongly disagree
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