Blog 11

Cultural Conversations about ESL Final/revised interview protocol

1. How many years have you been in the education field?
2. What college did you attend?
3. How was your college experience?
4. What inspired you to be in the ESL field?
5. Were you an ESL student?
6. What grade level do you teach?
7. Can you describe your students and how they intereact with one another and the other non-ESL students.
8. What are some everyday challenges faced in the ESL classroom?
9. Does it ever become frustration for you or your students if you aren't able to communicate or comprehend each other?
10. Do your students struggle with the work that you assign?
11. How do you conduct your lessons?
12. Do your students grasp the material and lesson easily?
13. How do your students overcome their struggles? Do they ask a friend for help or do they ask the teach?
14. Does it make it difficult for the students who don't live with English speaking people hard to learn the language?