Survey ex-European School pupils

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Question 1

Merci d'entrer ici votre pseudonyme

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Question 2

Were you in your native language section at the European School ?

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Question 3

Apart from English and your native language how many languages to you speak fluently ?

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Question 4

Did you find the language of your content courses (geography and history) a major challenge, at the beginning? During the last years (6-7) ? Why ? Why not ?

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Question 5

If you had the choice, would you rather have taken your geography and history courses in your native language? Why ? Why not

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Question 6

According to you, does the learning that took place in these geography/history classes in English, still benefit you today? Why ? Why not ?

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Question 7

To what extent did the European School Environment (talking to other language speaking friends during break) help you to learn English ?

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Question 8

How do you think your Proficiency in English would have been different if you had had these geo/hist classes in English in a Belgian State School environment (being in class with only French speaking pupils)?

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Question 9

According to your school experience, do you think this way of learning English is adapted to all kind of learners ? Why? (please cite some anecdotes if you have any)

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Question 10

Do you think the teachers should have put a higher focus on language accuracy in these hist/geo classes ? Why ?

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Question 11

To what extend do you think the teachers were competent in teaching history/geo in your second language ?

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Question 12

What was/were according to you the major challenge(s) of having these content courses taught in English ?

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Question 13

Do you know students who dropped out from the European School because of these content courses taught in a foreign language ?

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Question 14

Did you enjoy having these classes (hist/geo/...) taught in English ?

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Question 15

Do you think this system is only working for gifted students, or can it according to you work for everyone?

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Question 16

How stressful was it for you to know the content of one of these courses would be tested in English and not in your native language at the beginning ?

Commentaires

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Question 17

Were the language learning materials meaningful to you during these classes ?

Student books, texts, videos used in class

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Question 18

Did you enjoy the class activities, felt motivated by them. Why ? Why not ?

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Question 19

Was your English teacher using a lot of authentic materials in the language class ? (such as newspapers meant for native speakers ...)

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Question 20

What could have been changed during your classes to make your learning more effective ?