An Investigation Into the Interaction Between Chinese and Students From Western Countries at BNU
Dear fellow students, we are a group of students from the Faculty of Education here at BNU and we are researching interaction between foreign students and Chinese students at the university. We would appreciate if you could take a few minutes of your time to answer some questions, please answer honestly. All the information will be kept anonymous. Thank you for your help!
Q1:1.Whatisyourgender?
Male
Female
Q3:3.Whatareyoustudyingfor?
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree
Ph.D.
Gap Year (Chinese course)
Q4:4.HaveyouinteractedwithChinesestudentshereatBNU?
Yes
No(Please skip ahead to question 7)
Q5:5.RoughlyhowmanyChinesestudentsdoyouknow?
1-3
3-5
5-10
More than 10
Q6:6.HowdidyougettoknowChinesestudentshere?(Chooseasmanyasyouwant)
Online
In class
Through mutual friends
Through an activity I took part in
Other ____________
Q7:7.HowoftendoyouhangoutwithChinesestudents?
Very rarely
Rarely
Often
Very Often
Q8:8.WouldyoubewillingtohangoutwithmoreChinesestudents?
Yes I would be (skip ahead to question 10)
No I wouldn’t be
Q9:9.Pleasegivesomereasonswhyyouwouldn’tbewillingtohangoutwithmoreChinesestudents(chooseasmanyasyouwant)
There is a language barrier, its hard to communicate
Chinese students are not willing to interact with foreign students
There is a big difference in values and attitudes
Other ____________
Q10:10.Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtoyourdegreeofwillingness:
Definitely Not
No
Don’t really mind
Yes
Definitely
Q11:11.WhataspectsofBNUlifedoyouthinkmightcontributetothepresentsituationregardinginteractionbetweenforeignandChinesestudents?(Chooseasmanyasyouwant)
There are too few foreign students at BNU
Their living arrangements and other aspects of daily life are too separate
They don’t tend to have classes together
There are too few activities that they can take part in together
Other ____________
Q12:12.WhatpersonalreasonsdoyouthinkmightcontributetothepresentsituationregardinginteractionbetweenforeignandChinesestudentsatBNU?(Chooseasmanyasyouwant)
Language barrier
Their lifestyles are very different
Their values are very different
They aren’t very willing to interact with each other
Other____________
Q13:WhichofthefollowingsuggestionsmightincreaseinteractionbetweenChineseandforeignstudentsatBNU?(Chooseasmanyasyouwant)
Open more study groups (Chinese/English corner etc.)
Organise more entertaining activities for them
Provide more opportunities for them to take classes together
Through more lectures to enrich students knowledge about Western/Chinese culture
Organise more cultural societies for foreign students and Chinese students
Other ____________