Questionnaire for EFL learners (2019)
Dear all:
There are twelve situations described in the following pages. All the situations are carefully designed by the researcher. Please read the specific description of each situation and write down the exact words of your response as in real-life contexts in the given space (option A) rather than describing your response (see Example below). If you would not say anything in a given situation, please feel free to explain the reason in option B. Also, please fill out the background information survey that follows. All the information will be kept for research only and your cooperation will be highly appreciated.
Example:
After a female classmate’s presentation you were asked to give her some feedback. You thought that the presentation was not very well organized and sometimes she wandered off the topic.
A. You would say:
I think what you said was really interesting but sometimes your points seemed to stray from the topic. So it’d probably be easier to follow it if you limited your arguments to just a few strong points.
Situation 1: After a female classmate’s presentation in class, you are asked to give her some constructive feedback. You think her PPT is carefully made but the content is not very well organized and sometimes she wandered off the topic. If you two are in acquaintance but not intimate, thenA. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 2: In academic writing class, you and a female student are in one group. The teacher asks students to provide constructive feedback on peer’s work. You think the writing of your female partner has a well-formed structure, but the vocabularies used tend to be very colloquial. If you two are in acquaintance but not intimate, thenA. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 3: After a male student’ facilitating report in class, you are required to give him constructive feedback. You are appreciated for his full preparation and diligence. However, the male student does not make a clear explanation towards some important concepts, even he makes some wrong descriptions. If you two are in acquaintance but not intimate, thenA. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 4:You and a male students are in one group to prepare for a final report. After discussion, each of you will be responsible for one section of the report and then make a combination. On the last night before report, you find your partner’s section need to be revised greatly due to its insufficient preparation and superficial content. If you two are in acquaintance but not intimate, then A. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 5: You and your intimate female friendtake part in an international conference. After her presentation, you appreciate her fluent and standard oral English. However, there are some obvious spelling errors in her PPT. You want to remind her of that, then A. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 6: You are chatting with your intimate female friend about a travel plan for vacation. You appreciate her full preparation for designing a detailed plan. However, you think the schedule is tightly arranged, then, A. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 7: In class, you and an intimate male classmate are in one group to discuss the teacher’s questions. During the discussion, your find that the idea of your friend is special and interesting, but it seems to be unrelated to the teacher’ questions. Due to limited time, you want to discuss the questions directly. Then, A. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 8: You work as an intern in a company with your intimate male friend. One day, he wants your constructive feedback of his project for production promotion. You think the project is well structured with rich content; however, the idea is not novel enough to inspire customers’ interest, A. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 9:In class, after a female classmate’s speech, you are required to provide constructive feedback. You though her speech has a novel topic and meanwhile she has skillful strategies. However, the language used is vague and the content is short of details, which could not move the audiences. If you two never talk before, then,A. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 10:In a writing class, you are required to give critical feedback to your female partner, who you never talk with before. You thought that her essay has a good point but only present one-side argument, which could make it hard for her to convince her readers. ThenA. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 11:After a male student’ presentation in class, the teacher asks you to give your constructive feedback. You think his presentation is informative and novel, but it lacks a summative conclusion. If you never talk with the male student before, then,A. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Situation 12:You work with a male student in a firm as the intern. You two are asked to conduct a marketing survey together. You think the male student makes lots of efforts for the survey, for example, he visited several related companies. However, the survey content lacks of diversities and the logic is not very clear. If you two never talk before, then,A. You would say:
or B. If you would not say anything, because:
Background Information Survey
Study university currently:
Where did you grow up (including country and city):
How long have you learned English?
What is your English proficiency? (Please fill in XX for unrelated items)
IELTS (score) ____________
TOEFL (score) ____________
TOEIC (score) ____________
TEM 8 (score) ____________
TEM 4 (score) ____________
CET 6 (score) ____________
Have you ever been to America?
If yes above,how long have you been there?
How well do you know American culture?
Very well
Well
Not very well
Not well
Do you have American friends?
If yes above,how long did you know each other?