The Great Indonesian Teaching Survey

Never before (to my knowledge), has there been a comprehensive survey of the status of teaching Indonesian, in Australia and elsewhere in the world today.

These are trying times for Indonesia and her people, and we suspect, that they are also difficult times for teachers, who are teaching Indonesian as a second/foreign language.

This survey is the first of its kind, and hopefully, with the kind cooperation of all participants, will provide us with a fairly substantial picture of the status of Indonesian teaching today.
Your cooperation is kindly requested, in not only completing this survey, but also of passing it on to others you may know, who are currently (or have recently been), involved in teaching Indonesian. The survey results will make this a very valuable exercise for all concerned.
Not only will YOU gain a better understanding of the "whole picture" of the status of teaching Indonesian, but you will have some idea of how your own current situation compares with that of others around the country, (or other parts of the world).

I thank you, in anticipation of your cooperation, and look forward to notifying the results to each participant surveyed, as well as posting them on our web site.

Salam hangat dan Terima kasih!

Redaksi

Kambing International Press

A Note On Privacy
Our policy on the privacy of individuals undertaking this survey is clear-cut. Under No circumstances will anyone's name be divulged, unless we are specifically given your permission to do so.

We will also respect your privacy in terms of your email address. We will under no circumstances divulge anyone's email address to any third party at any time, for any reason, without your specific permission to do so.

Finally, we will respect your wishes as per any "choice regarding identity" you may post, when asked about the revelation of any details of your own personal circumstances, or that of your educational institution.

Incentive
Apart from the valuable community service you will be doing, on behalf of our Indonesian Teacher's community, we will also award " 100 reward points" to anyone who completes the survey in full and sends it back to us, within 7 days of receiving it, and that will count towards your trip to Bali, or other rewards you may be saving towards. (See our Rewards Programme for 2001 on our web site at www.kambing.com.au)

The Survey

Note: We estimate, that the time needed to fill out this survey will fall somewhere between 10 - 15 minutes, depending on your particular circumstances. Please feel free

(1) IDENTIFICATION

Name:

Name of Institute:

Gender:

Age Group:

Country:

State:

Email Address:

(ie. where do you want the survey report sent?)

What kind of institution employs you to teach Indonesian?

Public education system Private education system

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(2) ABOUT YOU

1) How long have you been teaching Indonesian?

2) What are your qualifications in Indonesian?

3) Are you teaching Indonesian because it was your choice to do so?

4) What other (if any) subjects are you required to teach?

5) What is your greatestc concern regarding your teaching style/qualifications/capabilities?

6) How long do you think you will remain in the Indonesian teaching field?

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(3) ABOUT YOUR STUDENTS

6) What level are your students?

Primary school

Secondary school

Tertiary

Other (specify)

7) Please describe your student/teacher ratio.

(ie write down the numbers of students in each class you teach)

8) On a scale of 1 to 10, how satisfied are you with the level of Indonesian student enrolments?

(1 =lowest - 10 = highest)

9) How would you describe the standard of your students generally compared to what you expect to be the national average at their levels.

10) On a scale of 1 to 10, how motivated are your students generally?

(1 =lowest - 10 = highest)

11) Is there anything particular or unique about the students in your school?

(Please describe)

12) What is your greatest concern regarding your students?

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(4) ABOUT YOUR TEACHING ENVIRONMENT

13) Please describe the culture of your institution towards the teaching of Indonesian.

(ie supportive/non-supportive/threatened, etc? )

14) On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate general teacher morale at your school?

(1 =lowest - 10 = highest)

15) On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your departments' morale at your school?

(1 =lowest - 10 = highest)

16) How would you describe the resource levels (and your budget for resources) at your school for teaching Indonesian?

( totally non-existent=1 to completely adequate =10)

17) Which resources do you find most useful in your teaching of Indonesian?

(Name some resources you use regularly)

18) What kind of resources do you feel that you don't have and would be very useful to have?

19) What is your greatest concern regarding resources?

20) What is your greatest concern regarding your teaching environment?

21) On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your teaching conditions and salary?

(1 =lowest satisfaction - 10 = highest satisfaction)

22) Are there any problems that you see in your teaching environment which are specific/unique to the teaching of Indonesian?

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(5) ABOUT THE CURRICULUM

23) How conversant are you with the Indonesian curriculum?

(1 =I'm stabbing in the dark! - 10 = I know it inside out!)

24) How would you rate the curriculum in terms of practicality and comprehensive coverage?

(1 =Pathetic! - 10 = Couldn't Be Better!)

25) On a scale of 1-10, how relevant are the curriculum topics for your students and your teaching style?

(1 =Totally irrelevant! - 10 = Perfect!)

26) Please describe what criteria you use to assess your students?

(ie take-home assignments=% ; in-class tests = %; formal examinations = % ; other = % - please specify)

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(6) ABOUT YOUR PERCEPTIONS AND THE FUTURE

27) How do you think teaching Indonesian today compares with teaching Indonesian in the past?

28) What do you predict the future will hold for teaching Indonesian?

29) What are the biggest hurdles we have to overcome as teachers of Indoensian?

30) What suggestions can you make that we could implement through the Indonesian Teachers' community, which would be greatly beneficial for the future of Indonesian teaching?

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Research For Kambing Int Press: (Please indulge us with these two questions!)

(1) Would you consider subscribing to a high quality "online magazine" which is 50% Indonesian & 50% Australian in content, and offered culture & linguistic topics for teachers & students of Indonesian/English As Second/Foreign Languages?

(2) If "Yes" - And the quality was high, how much would you be willing to pay for such a subscription annually? (six issues)

Comments:

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Yes. Please enrol me in the Rewards Programme and award me with 100 reward points.
(Tick Box) Yes. I wish to subscribe to the FREE teachers' monthly ezine, Bahasa Raya.
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