IELTS Research Reports

Gaynor Lloyd-Jones, Charles Neame and Simon MedaneyAPPENDIX 3: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SUPERVISORS OF MASTERS THESES OFSUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTSThank you for taking part in this survey which is part of an IELTS/British Council funded researchstudy exploring the effects of students’ English language proficiency on progress in selected Masterscourses at Cranfield.The survey aims to discover whether deficiencies in students’ English language proficiency arereflected in thesis marking and supervisory workload.The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. Please answer the questions with reference to thesupervision of the student named in the accompanying email.Once you press the submit button you will not be able to edit your responses. All data will be treatedconfidentially and anonymised in future publication.1 I am a thesis supervisor on theTitle of the Masters programme2 Please enter the number of years you have been supervising MSc theses onthis programme.3 Please enter the number of MSc theses you supervised in 2007/8.4 My student’s English language proficiency has contributed to the thesis mark.Adversely not at all beneficiallyIf adversely, please specify:5 My student’s English language proficiency affected my supervisory workloadAdversely not at allIf adversely, please specify:6 Please provide any further information that you feel may be relevant to the topicThank you for responding to the survey182 www.ielts.org