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What is your level of English, in your opinion?45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%BeginnerElementaryPre-intemediateIntermediateUpper-intermediateAdvancedNative speakercompetenceNative speakerFigure 1: Level of EnglishIn comparison to previous studies into TEYL, the level of English reported seemsparticularly high and both results are probably a consequence of the type ofteacher who would have access to, and be able to complete, the questionnaire.Finally, 66.6 per cent of respondents report receiving pre-service training, while73.7 per cent report receiving in-service training.Policy/syllabus documentsPrimary school teachers of English around the world are influenced by a widerange of documents including government documents and local documents, suchas the school’s syllabus. The most influential document, however, was the lessonplan, with 94 per cent of respondents to the survey rating this as useful or veryuseful (see Figure 2 below). The coursebook was also seen as extremely importantas were supplementary materials. While this finding might be predictable, whatwas surprising was the number of teachers who found national documents such asnational curricula of value when planning: over 70 per cent rated these documentsas useful or very useful.46 | Global Practices Young Learners