Roughly every six months I do a Surveymonkey subscriber survey to find out which resources are being used by teachers. I have a generally good idea about how teachers use frenchteacher.net, but am interested to know how well newer resources are going down and whether it is worth adding more of that type. In every survey I also invite users to make any comments or suggestions.
Here is a summary of the results this time (based on 77 replies):
Parallel texts for Y7 and primary
24% said they have used these. I would also use these in Y7, or even Y8. They are good stand-alone resources which add variety to a course and hopefully make for interesting reading.
Video listening tasks Y9-11
58% said they had used these. I must say I am quite pleased with the use these worksheets linked to online videos are getting. If I were still teaching I would be using them in class and for homework. They are great stand-bys too.
Video listening tasks for adults and A-level
67% have used these.
Resources being used for primary age children
26% have used these. This surprises me a little. This may be secondary teachers who work occasionally in primary, tutors or primary teachers themselves. I would love more primary schools to use the site, but I am not aware that many subscribe.
Translation tasks at any level
80% use these. It looks like translation remains a staple! With the new GCSE on the horizon I shall no doubt add more translations to the Y10-11 page.
Grammar explanation handouts
63% have used these. I am pleased about this. These are a recent addition to the site and I was not sure how useful teachers would find them. Despite what I read about teachers neglecting grammar my impression is that frenchteacher users value it highly. Maybe that's why they use it. Chicken and egg?
Dominoes tasks
28% said they have used these.
Situational dialogues on the adult page
Under 10% have used these. They are quite new on the site and are aimed primarily at adult learners. Most subscribers are teaching children in secondary school. I am pleased that they are getting some use.
A-level cultural topic resources
67% said they have used these. I may build on these in the future if we see prescribed lists of texts come back, but I let me esteemed colleague Steve Glover handle this stuff. He does it well (www.alevelfrench.com).
General feedback
Most subscribers left comments and there was the occasional suggestion. Two people would like to see more model answers for texts with exercises. This would be a huge task and, whilst I now routinely do this, I am not going to go over the many, many older resources. Sorry!
GCSE and A-level resources seem to be the most used. This is in line with previous surveys.
One respondent asked for more topic-based translation material. Noted!
One respondent requested even more video and reading material. Also noted.
Most mentioned resources were texts, video worksheets and grammar sheets. Quite a few respondents left complimentary comments which I have added to my Testimonials page.
Here is a summary of the results this time (based on 77 replies):
Parallel texts for Y7 and primary
24% said they have used these. I would also use these in Y7, or even Y8. They are good stand-alone resources which add variety to a course and hopefully make for interesting reading.
Video listening tasks Y9-11
58% said they had used these. I must say I am quite pleased with the use these worksheets linked to online videos are getting. If I were still teaching I would be using them in class and for homework. They are great stand-bys too.
Video listening tasks for adults and A-level
67% have used these.
Resources being used for primary age children
26% have used these. This surprises me a little. This may be secondary teachers who work occasionally in primary, tutors or primary teachers themselves. I would love more primary schools to use the site, but I am not aware that many subscribe.
Translation tasks at any level
80% use these. It looks like translation remains a staple! With the new GCSE on the horizon I shall no doubt add more translations to the Y10-11 page.
Grammar explanation handouts
63% have used these. I am pleased about this. These are a recent addition to the site and I was not sure how useful teachers would find them. Despite what I read about teachers neglecting grammar my impression is that frenchteacher users value it highly. Maybe that's why they use it. Chicken and egg?
Dominoes tasks
28% said they have used these.
Situational dialogues on the adult page
Under 10% have used these. They are quite new on the site and are aimed primarily at adult learners. Most subscribers are teaching children in secondary school. I am pleased that they are getting some use.
A-level cultural topic resources
67% said they have used these. I may build on these in the future if we see prescribed lists of texts come back, but I let me esteemed colleague Steve Glover handle this stuff. He does it well (www.alevelfrench.com).
General feedback
Most subscribers left comments and there was the occasional suggestion. Two people would like to see more model answers for texts with exercises. This would be a huge task and, whilst I now routinely do this, I am not going to go over the many, many older resources. Sorry!
GCSE and A-level resources seem to be the most used. This is in line with previous surveys.
One respondent asked for more topic-based translation material. Noted!
One respondent requested even more video and reading material. Also noted.
Most mentioned resources were texts, video worksheets and grammar sheets. Quite a few respondents left complimentary comments which I have added to my Testimonials page.
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