Sfafulas - Background Questionnaire

Complete the following background questionnaire, responding to all items to the best of your knowledge. Please enter your first and last name in the box below before starting the questionnaire.
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Sex:*
    Female
    Male


  1. Please give (a) your Age (in years) and (b) best email Address to contact you if necessary*


  1. Highest level of completed education:*
    Secondary
    Undergraduate
    Graduate


  1. What is your native language(s)?*
    English
    Spanish
    Other


  1. If other, please explain:


  1. What is your mother’s native language(s)? *
    English
    Spanish
    Other


  1. If other, please explain:


  1. What is your father’s native language(s)? *
    English
    Spanish
    Other


  1. If other, please explain:


  1. How often do you use Spanish? *
    Never
    Few times a year
    Monthly
    Weekly
    Daily


  1. With whom do you use Spanish? Mark all that apply.*
    Family
    Friends
    Co-workers
    Significant other
    I do not speak Spanish


  1. -In which country were you born? --If you were born in a country other than the USA, please indicate: (a) how many years you lived in your native country; (b) at what age you moved to the USA; and (c) How many years you have been in the USA*


  1. Where do you use Spanish? Mark all that apply. If you do not speak Spanish please leave blank and skip to number 17.
    Home
    Work
    School
    Social settings


  1. The people with whom I speak Spanish outside of class are (mark all that apply):
    Native Spanish speakers
    Non-native Spanish speakers


  1. If you speak Spanish with native Spanish speakers, what is their country of origin?


  1. I study/speak Spanish because (mark all that apply):
    it is required for my major or minor
    I am a native speaker of Spanish
    it is required for my current job
    it will help me get a better job in the future
    I am interested in friendships with Spanish speakers
    I am interested in dating Spanish speakers
    I live in an area with large numbers of Spanish speakers
    I plan to live in an area with large numbers of Spanish speakers
    I want to communicate better with Spanish-speaking family members


  1. Do you know languages other than Spanish and English?*
    Yes – please complete 18-22
    No – skip to 22


  1. What other languages besides English and Spanish do you know?


  1. How well do you know those languages? Mark only one circle per row for the FIRST language entered in question 18 here. 1 = Beginner 2 = Intermediate 3 = Advanced 4 = Near-native

          1 2 3 4    
      Listening   
      Speaking   
      Reading   
      Writing   


  1. How well do you know those languages? Mark only one circle per row for the SECOND language entered in question 18 here. 1 = Beginner 2 = Intermediate 3 = Advanced 4 = Near-native

          1 2 3 4    
      Listening   
      Speaking   
      Reading   
      Writing   


  1. How well do you know those languages? Mark only one circle per row for the THIRD language entered in question 18 here. 1 = Beginner 2 = Intermediate 3 = Advanced 4 = Near-native

          1 2 3 4    
      Listening   
      Speaking   
      Reading   
      Writing   


  1. Approximately how many YEARS have you studied Spanish in (mark number of years for each level of schooling; mark NA if you did not study Spanish for that academic period). *If you do not speak Spanish skip this question

          1 2 3 4 5 6     N/A
      Elementary/primary school   
      Middle/junior high school   
      High school   
      University   
      Other (i.e. immersion)   


  1. If other, please explain:


  1. Are you currently enrolled in a Spanish course? If so, provide the title or number of the current course. If not, provide the title or number of the last course taken. *If you have never taken a Spanish course. Please put never in response field. *


  1. Have you ever taken and/or are you currently enrolled in a linguistics course? *
    Yes
    No


  1. If so, which one(s)? Please provide the course title or number.


  1. Have you ever taken and/or are you currently taking a course which has presented you with information on the various dialects of Spanish and their characteristics? *
    Yes
    No


  1. Have you ever spent more than 3 weeks in a Spanish speaking country? ** If you were born in a Spanish speaking country please indicate this for country 1, including how many years you lived there before moving away. Then use the other country slots (2,3) to indicate periods of travel to other Spanish speaking countries, other than your native country. *
    Yes - please complete following questions
    No - finished


  1. Name of city and country #1:


  1. How long were you there (years/months)?


  1. How old were you (years)?


  1. Purpose(s) of stay:
    Study abroad
    Service
    Other


  1. If other, please explain:


  1. Name of city and country #2:


  1. How long were you there (years/months)?


  1. How old were you (years)?


  1. Purpose(s) of stay:
    Study abroad
    Service
    Other


  1. If other, please explain:


  1. Name of city and country #3:


  1. How long were you there (years/months)?


  1. How old were you (years)?


  1. Purpose(s) of stay:
    Study abroad
    Service
    Other


  1. How many total months have you spent in Spanish speaking countries? Also, please list any other extensive stay abroad that you have not listed above. Thank you!





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