Questionnaire (EFL English Teacher Cognition)

Q1:Age range

Q2:Gender:

Q3:Academic qualifications

Q4:Professional qualification: Have you received your Bachelor's Degreefrom a Teacher's College or a Normal University in China?

Q5:Years of teaching experience:

Q6:Time spent together in (an) English-speakingcountry(s) (till now):

Q7:Pleaseindicate all the resources you use? (choose as many as you like)

Q8:Professionaldevelopment activities received in the last two years8a. Duringthe last two years, did you participate in or lead any of the followingprofessional development activities related to the teaching of writing? (Chooseas many as you like)

Q9:8b. Duringthe last two years, have you received training from any source in any of thefollowing areas? (Choose as many as you like)

Q10:Languages used when teaching college English in the classroom:

Q11:PART TWO: Teacher CognitionIn the following part, the five numbersfrom 1 to 5 represent STRONGLY DISAGREE,DISAGREE, NEUTRAL, AGREE AND STRONGLYAGREE. Please circle the number 1, 2,3, 4or 5.1.An effective piece of English writing should include:

Q12:2.Good writers are those who know grammar rules well.

Q13:3.Good writers have skills of planning before starting writing.

Q14:4.Good writing teachers give many assignments to the students

Q15:4.Good writing teachers give many assignments to the students

Q16:5.Good writing teachers are good writers themselves

Q17:6. Modelcompositions help students to learn how to write.

Q18:7.Translating from text in their first language helps students to learn how to write.

Q19:8. Readinghelps students to learn how to write.

Q20:9. Theprocess of re-writing helps students to learn how to write.

Q21:10. Processwriting helps to build a good writer.

Q22:11.Thebest way to improve writing is through writing itself.

Q23:12.Students are more likely to be good writers in English if they are good writers in Chinese.

Q24:13. It is better to learn Englishwriting in an English-speaking country.

Q25:14.Teachersshould correct their students’ mistakes in their writing work at the beginningsince it will be hard to get rid of themlater on.

Q26:15. Myeducation experience should provide me with enough knowledge to teach writing.

Q27:16.Myeducation experience has provided me with enough knowledge to teach writing.

Q28:17. Theuniversity I am working in should provide me with enough support to teachwriting.

Q29:18. Theuniversity I am working in has provided me with enough support to teachwriting.

Q30:19.Computers and other new technologies arehelpful in teaching students to writewell.

Q31:20.In order to teach students to write, English teachers should focus on helpingstudents to: