QUESTIONNAIRE (For EFL teachers) This questionnaire aims to explore the issue of Teachers’ perception of Introducing Pragmatic Competence in speaking class to grade 11 students at some high schools in Quang Binh All the data collected in this questionnaire will be used for the SOLE purpose of the research The researcher assures that all information collected will be confidential and I won’t use your real name in my thesis and my publication, with the hope that you will answer these questions accurately and honestly Your assistance in completing all the following items is appreciated Thank you very much for your enthusiastic assistance Please provide your personal information Name (optional): Gender:  Male Age:  Female Your degree/ certificates/ experiences for EFL methodology  BA  MA Other (please specify) Numbers of years teaching English: Please circle to your answers Your additional ideas are appreciated since they contribute qualitatively to our study Part I Information about you Have you ever been to any English-speaking country? A Yes B No If yes, did you use English then? A Yes B No ………………………………………………………………………………… Do you feel comfortable when you use English to communicate with foreigners? A Yes B No How you feel when you have to speak English in teaching most of the time? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Do you use English much? In what occasions? A Yes B No ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Do you listen to music or watch films in English? A Yes B No What you often to improve your English? …………………………………………………………………………………………… For you, which skill is the most important? A Listening skill B Speaking skill C Reading skill D Writing skill 10 How many students you often have in a class? A Less than 30 students B About 40 students C More than 40 students Part II Information about Pragmatics Competence 11 Do you know what Pragmatics is? If yes, explain A Yes B No Definition (Please write your answers here) 12 Do you know what a Pragmatic competence is? If yes, explain A Yes B No Definition (Please write your answers here) 13 Do you know what a Speech Act is? If yes, explain A Yes B No Definition (Please write your answers here) 14 Which skills you use in teaching Pragmatics? A Listening B Speaking C Reading D Writing 15 Which activities you use in teaching Pragmatics in speaking class? A Role-play B Interview C Report Other answers (Please write your answers here) 16 Will your choice for words in a conversation differ depending on age of the interlocutors? A Yes B No C no idea 17 Will your choice for words in a conversation be affected by your social status? A Yes B No C no idea 18 Will your choice for words in a conversation be affected by the level of instruction? A Yes B No C no idea 19 What will influence your choice for words in a conversation? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 On teaching “Making requests”, how you teach students? A Work in pair B Interview C Role-play ………………………………………………………………………………………… 21 According to you, should teachers teach pragmatics in this lesson or not? Why? Why not? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 How you teach “expressing agreements and disagreements” to help develop pragmatic competence? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Part III Post-questionnaire on Pragmatics Competence 23 Is teaching Pragmatics important to students? Why? Why not? A Yes B No Answers (Please write your answers here) 24 For you, what is the goal of teaching pragmatics in speaking? Answers (Please write your answers here) 25 What advantages you have when teaching Pragmatics in speaking class? Answers (Please write your answers here) 26 What difficulties you have when teaching Pragmatics in speaking class? Answers (Please write your answers here) 27 Can you give some solutions to the problem? Answers (Please write your answers here) 28 How students feel when learning Pragmatics in speaking class? A Comfortable B Bored C Interested Answers (Please write your answers here) 29 How you feel when teaching Pragmatics in speaking class? A Comfortable B Bored C Interested Answers (Please write your answers here) 30 Which activities help students learn better to raise their awareness of pragmatic competence in learning English? Answers (Please write your answers here) Thank you for your cooperation!  ... competence? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Part III Post -questionnaire on Pragmatics Competence 23 Is teaching Pragmatics important to students? Why? Why