From Diane:
Hi Ben,
Got this from ACTFL’s Research Special Interest Group. Would you share the link and info with the PLC? ~ Diane
Colleagues:
Please help us get a good response for this research study on second language teaching techniques! Anyone who is currently teaching a second/foreign language (K-12 or college/adult) can participate. Thank you in advance for forwarding it widely!
Second Language Teaching Techniques survey
Help make connections between language teachers and research-based instructional techniques!
We are currently seeking volunteers to take part in a survey on teachers’ endorsement of different instruction and learning techniques in the foreign language classroom. The survey consists of questions about foreign language teaching techniques you currently use, or may be interested in using with your students. We are particularly interested in knowing more about how teachers at all levels view learning and teaching techniques that originate in the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and the cognitive sciences.
Completion of the survey takes approximately 10-15 minutes. There are no benefits or risks associated with participation in this study, but the results will help researchers understand which instructional techniques teachers currently use, and which techniques they are interested in adopting.
To be eligible to participate, you must currently teach a foreign or second language.
To participate in the survey, please visit:http://tinyurl.com/SLteachingtechniques
Contacts: Further information about the study may be obtained by contacting Prof. Karen Lichtman (klichtman@niu.edu) at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115. Questions or concerns about participant protection should be addressed to the Office for Research Compliance, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115, at 815-753-8588 between 8:00AM and 4:30PM.