1st Peace as a Global Language Conference Proceedings & Supplement

Peace in the Classroom: Appendix H
Teachers' Needs

* What does a teacher need to teach a foreign language?
* Draw a circle around the number that matches your opinion:

  1 = I agree strongly.  2 = I agree.  3 = I have no opinion.  
  4 = I disagree.  5 = I disagree strongly.
* Remember - there are no correct or incorrect answers.
* Talk about this topic with your group members.
* How about making a survey of all the members this class or another class?

Teachers' professional needs 1 2 3 4 5
1 Teachers need to be experts in their field of learning.
2 Teachers need to be experts in educational methodology.
3 Teachers need to keep up with new methods of teaching.
4 Teachers need to know about the psychology of learning.
5 Teachers need to be enthusiastic about their subject.
6 Teachers need to be energetic.
7 Teachers need to be patient.
8 Teachers need to enjoy teaching.
9 Teachers need to know how effective their teaching is.
10 Teachers need to reflect on their teaching.
11 Teachers need feedback from the students.
12 Teachers need feedback from other teachers.
13 Teachers need to give clear explanations.
14 Teachers need to be organized.
15 Teachers need to develop a wide repertory of teaching skills.
16 Teachers need further training.
17 Teachers need time to prepare teaching materials.
18 Teachers need time for research.
19 Teachers need to be emotionally stable.
20 Teachers need financial help with professional development.
21 Inexperienced teachers need to have reduced workloads.
22 Inexperienced teachers need to work with experienced staff.
23 Teachers need to understand students.
24 Teachers need to be interested in their students.
25 Teachers need to get to know their students outside of the classroom.
26 Teachers need be respected by students.
27 Teachers need to be honest with students.
28 Teachers need to help the students to be confident.
29 Reading a foreign language is easier than writing it.
30 Students should have confidence in the teacher.
31 Teachers need to be available for the students.
32 Teachers need to be friendly to the students.
33 Teachers need to be willing to help the students.
34 Teachers need to use logical arguments instead of authority.
35 Teachers need to encourage independent thought in students.
36 Teachers need to stimulate intellectual curiosity in students.
37 Teachers need to adjust teaching methods to individual students

Adapted from Hills, P.J. (1976) The Self-teaching Process in Higher Education,
Ch. 3: Student's and Teacher's Perceptions of Course Needs. London: Croom Helm.

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