Learn English through Media

Hello English learners! :)

How are you all doing? My name is Tachaya. I am conducting a research on the role of media in helping learners pick up English. I have designed a questionnaire and would like to ask for your cooperation by simply answering the questions below and either send your answers to my Email (tacha.athite@gmail.com) or post them here on the forum. Note that you do not need to provide your real name. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thanks a million for your cooperation. I truly appreciate it.

Tachaya


Questionnaire

General Information
1. Nationality:
2. Age:
3. Native Language:
4. Education Level:
5. Occupation:

Background of Formal English Education
(Note: "Formal" as in taking classes either in school/ institute/ language school or tutorial school)
1.) How many years have you had formal English education?

2.) Are you still studying English at the moment?
a. If yes, how many hours per week do you take English lessons?
b. If no, how long have you not been studying English formally?

3.) What is your main motivation to study English? (Choose only 1 of the following)
a. to be able to communicate with foreigners.
b. to get good grades in exams.
c. to get a higher salary, a good job or a job in an international company.
d. to be able to understand media (books, movies, internet articles, songs, etc.) in English.
e. just for the fun of learning it.

4.) Have you ever been to an English-speaking country? If yes, answer the following questions.
a. What country did you visit?
b. What was your purpose?
1. tourism
2. studying
3. visiting someone
4. working/ attending conference/seminar/meeting etc.
5. others
c. How long did you stay in that country?
d. Did you use English significantly during your stay?

Learning English through Media
1.) How many hours per week do you spend doing each of the following in English;
a. ____ Watch movies/ soap operas/ television shows/ youtube clips with subtitles in your native language
b. ____ Watch movies/ soap operas/ television shows/ youtube clips without subtitles
c. ____ Listen to music.
d. ____ Sing.
e. ____ Browse or participate in Internet forums/ social networks.
f. ____ Play video games or computer games.
g. ____ Read books other than English textbook/ magazines/ newspapers/ online articles.
h. ____ Video chatting with English native speakers.
i. ____ Chat with native speakers on the Internet.
j. ____ Correspond with native speakers via Email or regular mail.


2.) Look at the following words/ phrases and mark "0" if you have never seen or heard it,
"1" if you have seen or heard it but don't know the meaning, and "2" if you know the meaning
and "3" if you know the meaning and have used it yourself before.

___ 1. spontaneous
___ 2. precarious
___ 3. transient
___ 4. auspicious
___ 5. ostensible
___ 6. impetuous
___ 7. alleviate
___ 8. commodity
___ 9. notorious
___ 10. captivate
___ 11. volatile
___ 12. quotidian
___ 13. aftermath
___ 14. nuptial
___ 15. coerce
___ 16. cumulative
___ 17. accentuate
___ 18. precipitate
___ 19. poignant
___ 20. daunt
___ 21. paradigm
___ 22. ingenuous
___ 23. converge
___ 24. detrimental
___ 25. invincible
___ 26. proximity
___ 27. discrepancy
___ 28. scrutiny
___ 29. resilient
___ 30. obstinate


Slang/idioms
___ 1. to play by ear
___ 2. to lose one's cool
___ 3. to drive someone nuts
___ 4. to speak for itself
___ 5. to work one's tail off
___ 6. to put on a brave face
___ 7. once and for all
___ 8. twenty four seven
___ 9. to screw up
___ 10. the real deal
___ 11. no-brainer
___ 12. to hit the road
___ 13. to be behind bars
___ 14. to freak out
___ 15. to give me a break
___ 16. to be knocked up
___ 17. to be laid-back
___ 18. to leave someone in limbo
___ 19. make-believe
___ 20. on again off again
___ 21. to up for grabs
___ 22. to wrap up
___ 23. right up one's alley
___ 24. to be out of one's elements
___ 25. to go out of one's way
___ 26. to call it a day
___ 27. to hit the sack
___ 28. through thick and thin
___ 29. to be on the go
___ 30. to get on one's nerves

For security reasons, your email has been removed- it helps reduce the amount of spam. You won't receive any PMs until you have reached 10 posts and posts simply to achieve that number will be deleted. You might get more answers if you contact us and ask us to post a link to an online survey, which would be much easier for people to answer- you can't post a link either until you have posted regularly. I don't want to sound unfriendly, but we have to protect ourselves from the torrent of spam and advertising and these are tools used in this.

Dear Admin,

Thank you for the notification. I would like to ask you for help with the online survey. I have created a link to my questionnaire but I do not know how to contact you. Could you please tell me how I can reach you so I can forward you the link? Thank you very much. I truly appreciate your help.

Tachaya

Post it here with spaces and we will make the link work. Thanks

Questionnaire

General Information
1. Nationality: Italian
2. Age: 17
3. Native Language: Italian
4. Education Level: High school education (I'm also applying for FCE exam)
5. Occupation: Student

Background of Formal English Education
(Note: "Formal" as in taking classes either in school/ institute/ language school or tutorial school)
1.) How many years have you had formal English education?
Between 9 and 11 (I don't remember if I started at the first year of school when I was six or at the third).
2.) Are you still studying English at the moment?
a. If yes, how many hours per week do you take English lessons?

5 or 6.

3.) What is your main motivation to study English? (Choose only 1 of the following)
e. just for the fun of learning it.

4.) Have you ever been to an English-speaking country? Unfortunately no.

Learning English through Media
1.) How many hours per week do you spend doing each of the following in English;
a. __1__ Watch movies/ soap operas/ television shows/ youtube clips with subtitles in your native language
b. __6-7__ Watch movies/ soap operas/ television shows/ youtube clips without subtitles
c. __2-3__ Listen to music.
d. __0__ Sing.
e. __3__ Browse or participate in Internet forums/ social networks.
f. __6__ Play video games or computer games.
g. __0__ Read books other than English textbook/ magazines/ newspapers/ online articles.
h. __0__ Video chatting with English native speakers.
i. __0__ Chat with native speakers on the Internet.
j. __0__ Correspond with native speakers via Email or regular mail.


2.) Look at the following words/ phrases and mark "0" if you have never seen or heard it,
"1" if you have seen or heard it but don't know the meaning, and "2" if you know the meaning
and "3" if you know the meaning and have used it yourself before.

__3__ 1. spontaneous
__2__ 2. precarious
__0__ 3. transient
__1__ 4. auspicious
__0__ 5. ostensible
__3__ 6. impetuous
__3__ 7. alleviate
__1__ 8. commodity
__1__ 9. notorious
__1__ 10. captivate
__2__ 11. volatile
__2__ 12. quotidian
__1__ 13. aftermath
__0__ 14. nuptial
__0__ 15. coerce
__0__ 16. cumulative
__1__ 17. accentuate
__2__ 18. precipitate
__0__ 19. poignant
__0__ 20. daunt
__1__ 21. paradigm
__2__ 22. ingenuous
__0__ 23. converge
__0__ 24. detrimental
__3__ 25. invincible
__2__ 26. proximity
__2__ 27. discrepancy
__2__ 28. scrutiny
__1__ 29. resilient
__2__ 30. obstinate


Slang/idioms
__0__ 1. to play by ear
__0__ 2. to lose one's cool
__1__ 3. to drive someone nuts
__2__ 4. to speak for itself
__0__ 5. to work one's tail off
__1__ 6. to put on a brave face
__2__ 7. once and for all
__0__ 8. twenty four seven
__2__ 9. to screw up
__2__ 10. the real deal
__1__ 11. no-brainer
__1__ 12. to hit the road
__0__ 13. to be behind bars
__0__ 14. to freak out
__2__ 15. to give me a break
__1__ 16. to be knocked up
__0__ 17. to be laid-back
__0__ 18. to leave someone in limbo
__1__ 19. make-believe
__0__ 20. on again off again
__0__ 21. to up for grabs
__0__ 22. to wrap up
__0__ 23. right up one's alley
__0__ 24. to be out of one's elements
__2__ 25. to go out of one's way
__0__ 26. to call it a day
__0__ 27. to hit the sack
__0__ 28. through thick and thin
__1__ 29. to be on the go
__0__ 30. to get on one's nerves

Hope I've been helpful somehow :)