University of North Texas

Institutional Review Board

Research Information Letter

Title of Study

Teachers' and Students' Use of Technology for Teaching and Learning French

Before agreeing to participate in this research study, it is important that you read and understand the following explanation of the proposed procedures.  It describes the procedures, benefits, risks, and discomforts of the study.  It also describes your right to withdraw from the study at any time.  It is important for you to understand that no guarantees or assurances can be made as to the results of the study. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in this study.

Start Date of Study
05/05/2007

End Date of Study
05/04/2008

Purpose of the Study
To determine how and to what extent new technologies are being used by teachers and learners of French.

Description of the Study
 

Through the use of surveys, our primary goal is to understand in more detail where and to what extend old and new technologies are used by students and teachers of French in a variety of educational contexts (elementary, middle, and high schools as well as colleges and universities).

Participation will require approximately 20 minutes for this questionnaire.

You will not be asked to complete both questionnaires at the same time. Most people will only be asked to complete Questionnaire 2 (the national phase of the study).
 

Procedures to be used
Participants will be asked to complete an on-line questionnaire with questions related to the use of old and new technologies for learning and teaching French.

Description of the foreseeable risks
There are no special risks, other than those encountered in everyday life.

Benefits to the subjects or others
This is the first national survey related to the use of technology for learning and teaching French. As such, the results will allow teachers, students, administrators, and institutions to understand how and to what extent technology of different kinds is being used across the country in a variety of settings.

Procedures for Maintaining Anonymity
No information will be gathered that could be used to identify any participant personally in this study. If any participant includes any such information in the boxes for comments, the information will be replaced with generic labels.

Review for the Protection of Participants
This research study has been reviewed and approved by the UNT Institutional Review Board (IRB). Contact the IRB at 940-565-3940 if there are any questions regarding your rights as a research subject.

Research Subject's Rights
I have read or have had read to me all of the above. (An audio file of this document will be provided upon request.)

Lawrence Williams and Lara Lomicka Anderson are responsible for explaining the study to participants and answering all questions related to this study.  Participants have been told the risks and/or discomforts as well as the possible benefits of the study (see above).

No participant is required to take part in this study and refusal to participate or to withdraw will involve no penalty, loss of rights, loss of benefits, or loss of legal recourse to which the participant is entitled. The study personnel may choose to stop any subject's participation at any time.

In case problems or questions arise, contact Lawrence Williams, Department of Foreign Languages, University of North Texas, by e-mail: lfw@unt.edu, or Lara Lomicka Anderson, Department of Foreign Languages, University of South Carolina, by e-mail: lomicka@sc.edu.

Access to the Survey

By clicking on the following link, I agree to participate in this study.      I agree.

Note: If you get a message about an expired certificate, don't worry. Just click continue.

You may simply exit the website if you do not want to participate.