AATJ JOINT Survey

JOINT Survey on Online Professional Development Instruction

The Alliance of Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) in 2008 will launch a web-based Japanese language teacher training program (JOINT = Japanese Online Instruction Network for Teachers). In order to develop and offer courses that accommodate the needs of teachers in the field, the project team would like to solicit your input. We appreciate your taking the time to fill out this survey.

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1. What is your teaching level? (Check all that apply)

elementary school
middle school
high school
community college
university

2. Would you be interested in taking web-based teacher training courses?

yes (Please answer Q 3 -13.)
no (Please skip Q 3 -13 and go to Q 14.)

3. Is it important for you to receive college-level or graduate-level credit for training courses?

yes
no

4. What kind of courses would you be interested in taking? (Check all that apply)

a. AP course syllabus development
b. Materials development for the classroom
c. Teaching content-based reading skills
d. Assessment in the language classroom
e. Classroom management
f. Implementing the National Standards
g. Proficiency testing
h. Advanced Japanese language classes (for non-native speakers)
i. Second language acquisition theory
j. Educational psychology
k. Using the Internet in the foreign language classroom
l. Pedagogical grammar for Japanese teachers
m. Computer-based language instruction
n. Teaching culture in the language classroom
o. Introduction to Japanese linguistics
p. Statistics for language teachers
q. Textbook adaptation

Do you have suggestions for courses? Please list them.

5. Which of the following course formats is most attractive to you? (Please check only one)

a course that finishes in three or four weeks
a course that finishes in ten weeks
a course that continues for six months

6. If a course involved reading assignments, submitting short assignments by e-mail, and sending your comments to an e-mail list, how many hours per week could you spend on it?

hours per week

7. Would you be interested in receiving a master's degree after taking a certain number of courses on the web?

Yes No

8. How much would you be willing to pay for a university or graduate-level course that involved 20 hours of reading, preparation, and online discussion time?

9. Do you have a computer and high-speed Internet access at home?

Computer: Yes.       No.

System: Windows.      Mac.      other.

High-Speed Internet access (DSL or Cable): Yes.      No.

10. Do you have a computer and Internet access at school?

Computer: Yes.       No.

System: Windows.      Mac.      other.

High-Speed Internet access (DSL or Cable): Yes.      No.

11. If you took a web-based course, where would you use a computer?

home school other (specify: )

12. Are you using currently the following?

Currently using Not using, but familiar with it Don't know

e-mail listservs

course management systems
(e.g., WebCT, Blackboard, Moodle)

blogging

podcasting

online chat

social networking websites

web searching

FTP

13. Please give us any comments you have about a web-based professional development program.

14. If you are not interested in a web-based training course, what are your main reasons? (Check all that apply)

I don't need any more training.
I don't have the time to participate in professional development.
I don't have a computer or Internet access.
I don't have the money to participate in professional development.
Other (specify: ).

Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.

If you are interested in receiving information about JOINT in the future, please supply your name and address.

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Address:
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Association of Teachers of Japanese • 240 Humanities Bldg., 279 UCB • Boulder, CO 80309-0279
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