5) What language do you consider to be your dominant language? ________________________
6) If more than one language is spoken in your home, please list them according to how often they are used.
- Most-often used language: ________________________
2nd most-often used language: ________________________
3rd most-often used language: ________________________
- If "Yes," which language and how long have you been studying it?
Language: _________________ Period of study: _____ years _____ months
8) Did you study a foreign language anytime when you were a student in school? ______ Yes ______ No
- If "Yes," which language(s) and how long have you been studying it/them?
Language: _________________ Period of study: _____ years _____ months
Language: _________________ Period of study: _____ years _____ months
Language: _________________ Period of study: _____ years _____ months
STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Please complete the following questions.
1) Gender: ________ Male ________ Female
2) What is your ethnic background?
- ________ Caucasian ________ Native American
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________ Latino ________ Filipino
- ________ Japanese ________ Russian
- ________ Chinese ________ African American
- ________ Korean ________ Other (Please specify: _____________ )
- ________ Mixed ancestry (Please specify: ________________________ )
- ________ Japanese ________ Russian
4) What language do you consider to be your dominant language? ________________________
5) If more than one language is spoken in your home, please list them according to how often they are used.
- Most-often used language: ________________________
2nd most-often used language: ________________________
3rd most-often used language: ________________________
____ Japanese I ____ Japanese II ____ Japanese III ____ Japanese IV
7) How long have you been studying Japanese? _____ years _____ months
8) Have you studied any other languages besides Japanese? ______ Yes ______ No
- If "Yes," please list the languages you have studied and the length of time you studied them:
Language: _________________ Period of study: _____ years _____ months
Language: _________________ Period of study: _____ years _____ months
Part 1. Please circle the number that indicates how well you agree with each of the statement below.
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5: moderately agree
- 4: slightly agree
- 3: neutral (no opinion)
- 2: slightly disagree
- 1: moderately disagree
- 0: strongly disagree
- 4: slightly agree
- 6: strongly agree
Example:
"Studying Japanese is important because ...."
| strongly agree | strongly disagree | |||||||
| 5) | I will need it for my future career. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
This student circled the number "2" because (s)he slightly disagreed with the idea that (s)he needs to study Japanese for his future career.
"Studying Japanese is important because ...."
| strongly agree | strongly disagree | |||||||
| 1) | it will allow me to be more at ease with Japanese-speaking people. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2) | it will allow me to meet and converse with more and a variety of people. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3) | it will enable me to better understand and appreciate Japanese art and literature. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4) | I will be able to participate in the activities of other cultural groups. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5) | I will need it for my future career. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6) | I think it will make me a more knowledgeable person. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7) | I think it will someday be useful in getting a job. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8) | other people will respect me more if I have knowledge of a foreign language. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Part 2. Listed below are some possible reasons why a student like you might choose to study Japanese, along with a scale to show how strong a reason it might be. Please think each reason and circle the number which indicates how strong a reason it was in your case.
Example:
"I chose to study Japanese because ...."
| a very strong | not a reason at all | |||||||
| 2) | my parents encouraged me to. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
This student circled the number "4" because in his(her) case, it was a somewhat strong reason, but not a very strong reason.
"I chose to study Japanese because ...."
| a very strong reason | not a reason at all | |||||||
| 1) | my parents forced me to. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2) | my parents encouraged me to. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3) | Japanese is my heritage language. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4) | I want to travel to countries where Japanese is spoken. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5) | I can use it for practical situations such as ordering in a restaurant or a market. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6) | I need to complete a foreign language requirement to get into college. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7) | I thought that studying Japanese would be an interesting thing to do. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8) | I thought it would be more interesting than studying one of the other foreign languages such as French, German or Spanish. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9) | I want to spend time in a Japanese- speaking country as an exchange or "study abroad" student. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10) | I have friends who decided to take it. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11) | I heard that the Japanese classes at my school are good. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12) | I heard that the Japanese teacher(s) at my school is (are) good. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13) | I have relatives who speak Japanese, and I want to be able to converse with them. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14) | I have friends who speak Japanese, and I want to be able to converse with them. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Part 3. Listed below are some techniques for studying and learning a foreign language. Think about each technique, and circle the number which indicates your opinion on how useful the technique for studying and learning is or might be.
| an extremely useful | not a useful | |||||||
| 1) | Using new Japanese words in a sentence which I create myself. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2) | Using a mental image (a "picture in my mind") as a way to learn a new word. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3) | Using flash cards to learn new vocabulary words. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4) | Physically acting out new words. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5) | Trying to find similarities between new Japanese words and the English words they correspond to. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6) | Watching Japanese TV programs and/or movies. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7) | Translating things from Japanese into English. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8) | Having the teacher translate things from Japanese into English. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9) | Having the teacher say something in Japanese and then the class chorally repeats it as a group. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10) | Memorizing dialogues and then saying them out loud and/or acting them out. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11) | Creating original (my own) dialogues in Japanese. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12) | Writing notes, letters or compositions in Japanese. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13) | Reading Japanese newspapers and/or books written in Japanese. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14) | Speaking Japanese outside of Japanese class with other students in my Japanese class. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15) | Carefully looking over the assignments I get back from my Japanese teacher, and then correcting my mistakes. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Part 4. This last set of questions has to do with the role your parents might play in your studying Japanese. Please circle the number which tells how true the statement is in your case.
| absolutely true | not true at all | |||||||
| 1) | My parents really encourage me to study Japanese. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2) | My parents try to help me with my Japanese homework. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3) | My parents feel that I should continue studying Japanese. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4) | My parents think I should devote more time to my Japanese studies. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5) | My parents show considerable interest in anything to do with my Japanese class. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6) | My parents encourage me to practice my Japanese as much as possible. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7) | My parents have stressed the importance Japanese will have for me when I finish school. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8) | My parents fell that I should learn as much Japanese as possible. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9) | My parents urge me to get help from my Japanese teacher if I am having problems with my Japanese classes. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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