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Welcome and many thanks for coming this far! If you have reached this page this will be because we have been in email or other communication, or you may have received the link address via a colleague. You may know that I am working on a doctoral thesis which reflects my great interest in Young Learners teaching, specifically the first steps that Young Learners in different learning contexts take in establishing reading skills in English. The definition of 'Young Learners' is children between the ages of 3 - 12 learning English as a foreign or second language in state or private schools. A major focus of my study will be published teaching materials and the roles that they play in guiding or supporting teachers of Young Learners in their work concerning reading. I am developing a number of instruments that will help me analyse the materials themselves, but in order to inform that analysis I regard it as essential to communicate with the people most concerned. I have so far conducted in depth interviews with a large number of teachers, but I should now like if possible to hear from those concerned with the planning and creation of materials for Young Learners, that is curriculum experts, publishers, editors and authors. If you could spend a little time answering some questions from me this would be very much appreciated. I realise that there may be commercially or otherwise sensitive matter involved and would firstly assure you that if you wish not to answer a particular question that is fine and will not be interpreted in any detrimental way. I have supplied an option for 'no answer' for each question. Further, I will anonymise all responses and will not discuss your answers in the thesis or any other publication in a way that would allow you or the course materials or organisation with which you are associated to be identified.

1. YOUR NAME You do not need to give your name or other personal details, but it would be useful for me to be able get back to you with any queries or follow up questions. Please type in the box below or pass directly to the next question

2. YOUR ORGANISATION, INSTITUTION, COMPANY OR PUBLISHER You do not have to give this information but, again, it would be very useful to have this. Please type in the box below or pass directly to the next question

Single Author

Member of a writing team

Leader of a writing team

Editor

Commissioning editor/publishing director

Adviser to a publisher

Adviser to a Ministry of Education

Other

details of role(s) played

International use a single uniform edition used across a wide spectrum of countries

International use – different editions which were modified to suit particular countries

National use materials used in state primary schools in a particular country

National use materials used in private institutions in which English is taught to Young Learners in a particular country

Other

No answer

space for any comments on your responses to (4) above. If you have no comments, please go directly to the next question

5. If you are prepared to give details of Young Learners projects with which you have been involved please give the title(s) and any other details you wish in the box below. If you do not wish to give this information please pass directly to the next question

Please add any details or elaboration of any of your responses to (6) above. If you do not wish to do this, please pass directly to the next question

No problems. The materials reflected my ideas very well

Generally the materials reflected my ideas, but it was necessary to compromise on some details

Some of my ideas are hard to put ‘on the page’ and would be more effectively addressed by teacher training than through published teaching materials

It would have been possible to incorporate some of my ideas into teaching materials but they were opposed by those in charge of the project

Some of my ideas required the use of supplementary materials (e.g. story books) outside the course materials

Other

No answer from me

If you have any comments on (7) above, on trying to incorporate your ideas on reading in the teaching materials for which you had responsibility, please type them in the box below. If not, please pass to directly to the next section

8. What are your views on the usefulness for Young Learners of Reading Methods (e.g. Phonics) that are commonly used with native speaking children? Please click on all the responses that you agree with, but it would be useful if you could treat them as triggers for your own views and responses to be typed in the box below if you choose. Please name any particular methods that you are aware of or have been influenced by (required)

Some of them can be directly transferred to Young Learners classroom teaching. but they are difficult to put directly into published materials

Some of them contain ideas which can be used directly in course materials for Young Learners of English

There are very few ideas in them which apply to Young Learners of English because their learning conditions are so different

They contain useful ideas, but the teachers of Young Learners would need special training to implement them

Other

No answer from me

If you have further comments on (8) above, on the use of native speaker Reading Methods with Young Learners please type them in the box below. If not, please go directly to the next part of the questionnaire

FUTURE CONTACTS You do not need to give personal details, but if you would be prepared for me to contact you in future for any clarifications or if you would like to hear about the findings of this research in due course, please type your email address here so that I can contact you

That is the end of the questionnaire. Please click on the 'Send form' box below to submit. Thank you so much for your help. It is greatly appreciated Shelagh Rixon

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