Just passing this along. Dear ALTs in Oita, I am Hiromi Takayama originally from Oita, and currently in a PhD program at the University of Iowa, Iowa, USA. I am writing this note to request your cooperation in soliciting participants for a survey related to my dissertation research in English language teaching and learning. My research will examine the differences in teacher efficacy and identity between teachers who grew up in Japan versus those who grew up as native English speakers. I will compare data from the survey to examine how Japanese English teachers, who grew up speaking Japanese and later learned English under the Japanese educational system, developed their teacher efficacy and identity, as well as how they have enhanced both their pedagogical skills and self-assurance, in contrast to native English speaking teachers currently teaching in Japan. The survey (https://jfe.qualtrics/preview/SV_5528wAbwf3VVO8R?Preview=Survey&BrandID=uiowa) is online and will take about 10-15 minutes to complete. For my survey, I am looking for two types of teachers: Japanese English teachers and non-Japanese English teachers currently teaching junior high, high school, and university levels, in Japan. The online survey consists of 37 Likert scale and short answer questions, with 24 questions about teacher sense of efficacy, 11 capturing demographic information, and two focusing on teacher identity. I will attach a consent letter explaining my research, so please take a look at it for more details. Your cooperation will support my dissertation study tremendously. I deeply appreciate your understanding. I would be happy to answer any questions regarding my research or provide you with additional information. I hope this request will not bother you. Thank you for time and patience. Sincerely, Hiromi Takayama Foreign Language and ESL Education, College of Education University of Iowa [email protected]
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 20:52:01 +0000