Part 4
Classroom practices
(please tick the box which mostly characterizes your teaching practices)
always usually Some rarely
times
58
I am confident that what I do in class is
effective
59
I feel the need for some special training
in order to teach young children
60
When I teach, I follow the methodology
suggested in the teacher’s book
61
I provide students with the translation of
every new word they come across in
texts and ask from them to learn it
62
I ask students to read texts aloud in
class
63
I give extra material to students (please
include a hand-out of such an extra
material within your response letter)
64
never
My questions are addressed to the
whole class and students raise their
hands to answer
When I ask questions I nominate a
particular student to answer
65
66
When a student is unable to answer a
question, I nominate another one, or I
answer the question myself
67
I ask students to work in pairs or groups
in order to do the activities.
68
When a new grammatical item is
introduced, I give students the rule and
ask from them to learn it. Then, students
are given the chance to practise the rule
through exercises before they are asked
to use the new form more freely
I use English in class to communicate
with the students
69
70
When students produce an erroneous
utterance, I correct them immediately
97