Research SIG has been supporting the development of 'Teacher Association Research' ('TA-research') within CAMELTA, the Cameroon English Language Teachers' Association.
Further information: Smith, R. and Kuchah, K. 2016. 'Researching teacher associations'. ELT Journal 70/2: 212-221.
A full list of research questions suggested by members, together with raw responses to the first questionnaire, are made available here:
CAMELTA Research Questions
Research Questions suggested for ‘CAMELTA research’ by participants in Richard Smith’s plenary ‘In your circumstances, the potential of CAMELTA research’ at the CAMELTA 12th Annual Conference, Yaoundé, August 2013:
CAMELTA Research Responses (1): Successful experiences
Written responses received during October 2013 to February 2014 from CAMELTA members in relation to the following questionnaire prompt:
1) Please tell the story of a recent successful experience in your teaching - what was successful and what made it successful, do you think?
CAMELTA Research Responses (2): Problems and how they are addressed
Written responses received during October 2013 to February 2014 from CAMELTA members in relation to the following questionnaire prompts:
2) What are the major problems you face in your teaching situation - what is problematic and why?
3) Please describe anything you have done to address (some of) the problems in (2) above. Was this successful? Why / Why not?
Further information: Smith, R. and Kuchah, K. 2016. 'Researching teacher associations'. ELT Journal 70/2: 212-221.
A full list of research questions suggested by members, together with raw responses to the first questionnaire, are made available here:
CAMELTA Research Questions
Research Questions suggested for ‘CAMELTA research’ by participants in Richard Smith’s plenary ‘In your circumstances, the potential of CAMELTA research’ at the CAMELTA 12th Annual Conference, Yaoundé, August 2013:
CAMELTA Research Responses (1): Successful experiences
Written responses received during October 2013 to February 2014 from CAMELTA members in relation to the following questionnaire prompt:
1) Please tell the story of a recent successful experience in your teaching - what was successful and what made it successful, do you think?
CAMELTA Research Responses (2): Problems and how they are addressed
Written responses received during October 2013 to February 2014 from CAMELTA members in relation to the following questionnaire prompts:
2) What are the major problems you face in your teaching situation - what is problematic and why?
3) Please describe anything you have done to address (some of) the problems in (2) above. Was this successful? Why / Why not?