STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
(1) | What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘spelling activity’? |
(2) | What do you think when your teacher says you’re going to do some spelling? |
(3) | What kind of spelling practice do you like most and least? |
(4) | Do you like the spelling activities your teacher gives you? |
(5) | Do you have an example of how a spelling activity really improved your spelling? |
(6) | Do you know of any websites that have good spelling activities? |
(7) | Is learning spelling in class ever interesting and fun? Should it be? |
(8) | Do you always understand the reasons why the teacher asks you to do a particular spelling activity? |
(9) | What are your biggest problems with spelling? |
(10) | How important is spelling compared with pronunciation, vocabulary, punctuation, etc.? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
(1) | Do you like doing spelling activities in class? |
(2) | Do you ever think spelling activities are a waste of time? |
(3) | What strategies do you use to remember English spelling? |
(4) | What do you think are the most difficult things about English spelling? |
(5) | What things are important for a spelling activity to be successful? |
(6) | What advice would you give to a student who says he/she is no good at spelling or hates spelling? |
(7) | What do you like most and least about spelling in English? |
(8) | How different is spelling in English compared with spelling in your language? |
(9) | Do you think you need spelling practice in every class? |
(10) | What questions would you like to ask your teacher about spelling? |