# data[].attributes.headline
Do you think self/peer assessment could solve some local problems in your area? If yes, discuss how, if no, please explain why not and what could be an ideal solution for one of those problems.

# data[].attributes.subject
Do you think self/peer assessment could solve some local problems in your area? If yes, discuss how, if no, please explain why not and what could be an ideal solution for one of those problems.

# data[].attributes.body
I think it depends on the school. Some vocational schools have more severe problems than assessment in terms of language learning. However, in project schools it can work because it can also lead to peer learning

# data[].attributes.headline
What do you think is the biggest and most common problem related to assessment in your local area ? Please discuss the reasons for that problem

# data[].attributes.subject
What do you think is the biggest and most common problem related to assessment in your local area ? Please discuss the reasons for that problem

# data[].attributes.body
I think there are more than one problems. First, conducting speaking exam is problematic for most of the schools. Testing students one by one requires a lot of time and most of the schools conduct their speaking exams without a rubric. In addition to this, tests generally lack reliability and validity. This creates inequity among schools

# data[].attributes.headline
How do you expect PDC sessions in the programme would help you deal with possible problems about planning and conducting PDCs in your teaching context?

# data[].attributes.subject
How do you expect PDC sessions in the programme would help you deal with possible problems about planning and conducting PDCs in your teaching context?

# data[].attributes.body
PDC sessions would help to find solutions for the possible problems that may occur while conducting the sessions effectively.

# data[].attributes.headline
How do you plan to benefit from the networks you have built throughout the training when you establish a PDC in your are?

# data[].attributes.subject
How do you plan to benefit from the networks you have built throughout the training when you establish a PDC in your are?

# data[].attributes.body
I hope to improve my teaching skills and expand my teaching portfolio. Besides, having various ideas from different teachers will also motivate me to prepare engaging plans

# data[].attributes.headline
What do you consider the gretaest benefit of being in a Professional Development Community for teachers of English in your local context?

# data[].attributes.subject
What do you consider the gretaest benefit of being in a Professional Development Community for teachers of English in your local context?

# data[].attributes.body
The greatest benefit will be giving the sense of belonging. Teachers will have some room in which they can discuss their problems and find some probable solutions to them

# data[].attributes.headline
What ideas from the grammar session do you think  would be most useful and appropriate in language classrooms in your area? Why?

# data[].attributes.subject
What ideas from the grammar session do you think  would be most useful and appropriate in language classrooms in your area? Why?

# data[].attributes.body
I think concept checking would be the most suitable for my language classrooms. It gives me an oppurtunity to reinforce grammatical structures that my students learnt implicitly.

# data[].attributes.headline
What issues about grammar instruction do you think your colleagues would want to discuss in PLC meeting? Which one do you think should be prioritised and why?

# data[].attributes.subject
What issues about grammar instruction do you think your colleagues would want to discuss in PLC meeting? Which one do you think should be prioritised and why?

# data[].attributes.body
I think they want to discuss when and how to teach grammar in a PLC meeting. I think how to teach grammar should prioritised becuase it is more important than the time when you teach grammar. Knowing how to teach can be efficient and effective in classes.

# data[].attributes.headline
What do you think is the most effective vocabulary teaching suggestion in today's session for language classrooms in your area? Why?

# data[].attributes.subject
What do you think is the most effective vocabulary teaching suggestion in today's session for language classrooms in your area? Why?

# data[].attributes.body
I think the most efficient one is to categorize the target vocabulary. In this way, we can give our learners to create connections in their minds.

# data[].attributes.headline
How can you make use of vocabulary notebooks in your classrooms? What details would you ask your students to include in those notebooks? Why?

# data[].attributes.subject
How can you make use of vocabulary notebooks in your classrooms? What details would you ask your students to include in those notebooks? Why?

# data[].attributes.body
First of all, I ask my students to note down vocabulary on their corsebooks during the class. Then, when they go back their homes, I ask them the revise the pages covered in class today and transfer them to their vocabulary notebook. I advise my students group the target vocabulary either by parts of speech or by related themes. I would ask them to write parts of speech, include an example sentence or a drawing that can help them remember.

# data[].attributes.headline
What idea or approach about writing instruction do you think would be the most useful appropriate in your local context? Why?

# data[].attributes.subject
What idea or approach about writing instruction do you think would be the most useful appropriate in your local context? Why?

# data[].attributes.body
I think snackwriting approach would be the most suitabe one for my context. My students often enjoy activities in which they can write freely and fluently without worrying about mistakes. They become fruitful and productive writers when the focus is on fluency

# data[].attributes.headline
What do you think your colleagues would be most interested in exploring in a PLC meeting focusing on writing?

# data[].attributes.subject
What do you think your colleagues would be most interested in exploring in a PLC meeting focusing on writing?

# data[].attributes.body
I think my colleagues would be interested in learning the different approaches to writing and how they can implement these approaches in the classrooms. Besides, they would love to have tips about increasing students' interest to writing activities

# data[].attributes.headline
How would you differentiate a reading task from the Grade 9 coursebook for a mixed ability classroom? Please include the reading text and the tasks with your ideas for differentiation.

# data[].attributes.subject
How would you differentiate a reading task from the Grade 9 coursebook for a mixed ability classroom? Please include the reading text and the tasks with your ideas for differentiation.

# data[].attributes.headline
Which idea from today's session do you think your colleagues in your context would find the most useful to solve common problems in teaching reading?

# data[].attributes.subject
Which idea from today's session do you think your colleagues in your context would find the most useful to solve common problems in teaching reading?

# data[].attributes.body
From today's session, I think my colleagues in my context would find jigsaw reading most useful to solve common problems in teaching reading.  In this strategy, students can understand longer and complicated texts , they will work together, they learn cooperation as group members, share responsibility for each other's learning . Thanks to this strategy , we can help our students improve their communication, and problem-solving skills.

# data[].attributes.headline
What do you consider the most common problem in your district related to the teaching speaking in language classes?

# data[].attributes.subject
What do you consider the most common problem in your district related to the teaching speaking in language classes?

# data[].attributes.body
The most common problem is to motivate students for the speaking activities. I teach at a project high school and I can see that students can speak English. We have students from a wide range of schools from public middle schools to private schools and also from different diffferent districts of Uskudar. We have carried out two placement tests so far, one in the beginning and one in the end. The results of the tests and our observation in the classroom showed us that students can speak English when they have to and when they have find something interesting to talk about. Therefore, I can easily say that we need to find ways to motivate our students and give them authentic reasons to express themselves in English.

# data[].attributes.headline
Do you think the ideas or suggestions you have taken away from today can help you cope with that particular problem? Why, why not?

# data[].attributes.subject
Do you think the ideas or suggestions you have taken away from today can help you cope with that particular problem? Why, why not?

# data[].attributes.body
Today, we have seen various interesting web tools that can help us motivate our students and organize engaging speaking activities for our students. In addition to web tools, it is worth spending time on providing meaningful context for our students before they speak. Providing them a listening or reading activity about the topic which we hope them to express themselves in English will definetly result in successful student work.

# data[].attributes.headline
In your classroom, would you prefer using listening materials and activities in your course book, authentic listening materials, tasks or a combination of the two? Discuss the reasons for your preference.

# data[].attributes.subject
In your classroom, would you prefer using listening materials and activities in your course book, authentic listening materials, tasks or a combination of the two? Discuss the reasons for your preference.

# data[].attributes.body
In my classroom, I use a course book which is based on teaching four skills. In fact, I use two books, one is for listening &speaking and the other is for reading & writing. We have 2 listening activities per unit and they are mostly relevant to my students’ interests and aimed to teach how to sharpen their listening skills. In addition to this, I try to create tasks for my students by using Skype a Scientist and BBC live Classes. They really like both tasks. In the first one, they listen to scientist from different universities located either in US or UK. It is a lecture type activity and it lasts 30 minutes mostly and then we have Q&A session in which students can interact with the scientist. In the second one, I match my classes with other classes across the world through using BBC lives classes and they discuss one real world like climate change with the help of a moderator.  Through using the activities of the course book, I can teach them how to listen and improve their sub-skills about listening and with the other activities they become active listeners and they create connections between their classrooms and real life.

# data[].attributes.headline
Do you think the ideas about developing more active listening skills in today's session would be appropriate and useful in your classrooms? Why, Why not?

# data[].attributes.subject
Do you think the ideas about developing more active listening skills in today's session would be appropriate and useful in your classrooms? Why, Why not?

# data[].attributes.body
I think the ideas about developing active listening skills in today’s session would be appropriate and very useful for my classrooms. From my previous experiences and thanks to today’s session, I completely understand the fact that in this way students take the responsibility of their own learning. They become autonomous learners because they have authentic and meaningful reasons to make an effort to acquire the target language. They do not develop barriers in their own minds that can prevent them to learn efficiently. They can employ new thinking strategies to able to understand their speakers like the ones with their mother tongue.