Guide Questions for the Interview

Interviewer : ____________________
School : ____________________
Date, month & year : ____________________

A. Thoughts on the English language

1. What comes to your mind when you hear the word English?
2. When do you use the English language?
3. What do you think of Filipinos who speak English well in school and at home?
4. What do you think of people who use the English language in a place beyond
school?
5. What do you think is the position of the English language in our culture?
6. Should all Filipinos learn how to speak English?
7. What do you think of Filipinos who try hard to speak English?
8. When is the right time or place to speak English?
9. Is it important to use English in oral communication? Written communication?
Why?
B. Attitudes towards English as a Medium of Instruction in Teaching science and
mathematics
1. What can you say about the statement: All teachers are language teachers?
2. What is your opinion about the use of English in science and mathematics?
3. Are you familiar with the use of English as the designated language for teaching
science and mathematics?
4. Can Filipino as a language ever replace English as a medium of instruction in
teaching mathematics and science?
5. Will you appreciate the English language better when taught by a native speaker?
6. Do you think you will be a more effective and credible teacher if you use English
in teaching your subject?
7. Do you think that students understand you more when you speak in English?
8. If not, do you think it is more effective to speak the native language when students
seem not to understand the subject?
9. Give your comments about teachers who speak Filipino in a science and
mathematics class.
10. What are your comments regarding teachers who speak both in Filipino and
English during the science and mathematics classes?
11. What affects your communication skills in English?
12. In what way have you developed your communication skills in English?
13. What can you say about teachers who have difficulty in using the English
language inside and outside the classroom? In what way do they affect the extent
of language learning of the students?
 14. What suggestions can you give to teachers who cannot speak English well during
science and mathematics classes?
15. When should teachers be allowed to speak English or Filipino in teaching their
subjects? How about the students?
16. What policies should govern the use of English and Filipino as medium of
instruction in teaching science and mathematics?

Source :
Vizconde, Camilla J. 2006. Attitudes of Student Teachers towards the Use of English as Language of Instruction for Science
and Mathematics in the Philippines. In Paul Robertson and Joseph Jung (Eds.). The Linguistics Journal, 1(3), pp. 7-33.