The Preparation for Field Project

Language Teaching Methodology
---The preparation for Field Project

Field Project Proposal
---An in-depth interview

★Interviewee:
Pamela, an English teacher in Language Center, NCU.
M.Ed. in TESOL, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

★The way of the interview:
I am not sure it’s an hours-long interview or several short-time interviews. It depends on interviewee’s decision.

★Tentative questions for the interview:
1. Why do you want to study TESOL? And when did you make your decision?
2. What’s your motivation of studying in the United States? And why did you choose America?
3. Before you go abroad, what kind of preparation did you make(like the exams for GRE, TOEFL, etc.)? How did you select your school?
4. How is the school? And how are those courses? Do you really enjoy the courses? Could you name some courses that you like? And why do you like them?
5. Is it possible for you to name some teachers or some courses that influence you the most?
6. Among all you acquired in the United States (knowledge, culture, …..), what’s the most precious part for you?
7. Could you share some interesting or meaningful life experiences (events) that you encountered in the United States?
8. What kind of teaching method do you prefer in your teaching?
9. Is it hard for you to apply what you learned in the United States to Taiwan’s teaching / learning environment? (Because we know that Taiwan is exam-orientated)
10. For students in Taiwan (especially for students in colleges), what kind of problem do you think is the biggest when they are learning English? And is there any teaching method can solve this problem?
11. Do you think the learning resources for TESOL are rich enough in Taiwan?
12. Do you recommend the students who are interested in TESOL study abroad?

★(Tentative) How to present this field project?
I will record the whole interview but I will not transcribe all the conversations because I do not want my field project is just an interview transcription. That is, I will use my own words to describe the interview, and quote some Pamela’s words. But I will still put the emphasis on what Pamela actually says.