Deaf Port Language Passport: Teachers Survey
 

1. Questionnaire for Teachers and Educators

 
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This survey is about the European Language Portfolio for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people (www.deafport.eu), developed by a project consortium with support from the European Commission under the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union.

Thank you for taking the time to complete the questionnaire! The information you provide will be used to help us improve the content of the European Language Portfolio for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (16+) and monitor the quality of the Deaf Port project results.

Please read the Language Passport before answering these questions. The Language Passport version for piloting can be read or downloaded from www.deafport.eu/Piloting_Materials.html.

The data collected in this survey is treated with absolute confidentiality and in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The researchers will not share this data with any third parties. If you would like to review the results of the entire study or receive individual feedback, please contact us via email (see below). Your participation in this survey is voluntary and you can withdraw from this survey at any time, even after completion.

If you should have any questions or suggestions please contact us at www.deafport.eu/contacts.html .
You may also contact the Deaf Port partners individually (details and links at www.deafport.eu/partners.html).

Your feedback is highly appreciated! The entire survey will not take you more than 10 minutes.

Disclaimer: This product reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

1. The language used in the Language Passport is appropriate for the target group of learners who are deaf or hard of hearing.

2. The Language Passport takes account of learners’ needs according to age and background.

3. The Language Passport takes account of learners’ needs according to learning purposes and contexts.

4. The Language Passport allows an overview of the individual’s proficiency in different languages at a given point in time.

5. The Language Passport allows the recording of a partial language competence, such as a well developed reading skill, but no ability in speaking or listening.

6. The Language Passport allows the recording of a specific language competence, such as military language, entomology, or snowboarding.

7. It allows the recording of formal qualifications and all language competences regardless of whether gained in or outside formal educational contexts.

8. The levels described in the Language Passport are attainable for the target group.

9. The Language Passport allows the recording of significant intercultural experiences.

10. The Language Passport allows the recording of significant language experiences.

11. The Language Passport provides a tool for assessment that can be used easily by the teacher or language mentor.

12. The Language Passport provides a tool for assessment that can be used easily by educational institutions and examination boards.

13. The Language Passport provides a tool for assessment that can be used easily by the learner for self-assessment.

14. The Language Passport provides offers the possibility of keeping self-assessment clearly independent of assessment by teachers and other external sources of assessment.

15. Recording when, by whom, and on what basis assessment is carried out is facilitated by the Language Passport.

16. Assessment using The Language Passport can be easily updated.

17. It is very useful to have the target group’s skills and competences defined in terms of the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference.

18. Using the Language Passport to record achievement ensures continuity between different educational institutions, sectors and regions.

19. The Language Passport allows for reflection on the full range of the learner’s language skills regardless of whether acquired within or outside formal education.

20. The Language Passport allows for reflection on the full range of the learner’s intercultural competence and experience regardless of whether acquired within or outside formal education.

21. I think that the Language Passport is a well-designed document for deaf and hard of hearing learners.

22. The Language Passport is new to me, but I will use it in the future with my deaf and hard of hearing learners.

23. Thank you for completing these questions about the Language Passport! Please add comments in the box below or contact the project organisers through the website at www.deafport.eu.

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