NTI Initial Survey & Needs Assessment
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Please describe your job responsibilities. Please indicate how you might spend a typical week (troubleshooting on the telephone, processing data on a computer, brainstorming with co-workers, researching, meeting with potential customers, etc.)*


  1. Please indicate your opinion on the following statements. *

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      Spanish is important for NTI's mission. Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      Learning Spanish is important to me personally.  Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      This class is a good use of my time.  Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      Important work may suffer while I'm in class.  Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      I'm pretty good at learning languages.  Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  


  1. Have you taken other classes through Columbus State Community College? If so, please indicate the class(es) and which part of the college you attended. *


  1. What is your experience with Spanish? For example, where have you studied formally? What have you done to learn Spanish on your own? Do you have family/friends/neighbors who speak Spanish? Have you traveled to Spanish speaking locales? How have you used Spanish at work?*


  1. How has not speaking Spanish impacted your work? (Have you had to transfer calls you would normally handle yourself, hire an interpreting service, turn away potential business, etc.?) *


  1. Upon completion of 68 hours of class time, what kind of things do you expect to be able to communicate in Spanish? *


  1. Do you think you will use Spanish anywhere outside of work? If so, how? *


  1. Upon completion of this course, do you plan to continue studying Spanish? *
    Definitely.
    Probably.
    Probably not.
    No.


  1. Please mark each of the following statements which are true for you. *
    I am bilingual (Spanish/English).
    I can communicate most of what I want to say in Spanish.
    I used to be able to speak pretty well, but I need a refresher.
    I can say basic things in Spanish.
    I can read basic things in Spanish.
    I can read most materials in Spanish.
    I get the gist of what native Spanish speakers say in person.
    Understanding native speakers is much harder than speaking myself.
    I understand Spanish spoken by telephone.
    Reading Spanish is much easier than speaking it.
    I'm starting this course pretty much as a beginner.
    I would prefer not to be taking this course


  1. What other languages do you speak, study or understand? *


  1. How do you learn? We will learn Spanish through a variety of methods and materials. Please consider the following statements and indicate which ones describe you or your preferred learning style most closely. *

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      Give me the pages in the text and I'll learn by reading them.  This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      I learn by hearing things explained to me.  This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      Give me CDs/podcasts I can listen to while multi-tasking. This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      I like interactive websites and on-line learning activities. This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      In school most of what I learned was during class discussions/pairwork. This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      Writing helps me remember. I make flashcards, graphs or outlines.  This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      I like to review things several times and ask questions to internalize information.  This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      Leave me alone, I'll pull it all together just before the exam.  This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      Feedback/measureable evidence of my progress is important.  This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   
      I can get bored easily in the typical class lecture environment.  This is TOTALLY me.  This is totally NOT me.   


  1. Experts say that adults need to invest at six (6) hours per week to actively learn a new language. Many studies indicate that this weekly amount is best spent distributed over 5 or more days. How much time outside of class do you anticipate being able to invest in learning Spanish? Each number represents a ten minute increment. (ie: 3=30 minutes) *

          1 2 3 4 5 6     I doubt I'll do anything this day.
      Sunday   
      Monday at work    
      Monday before/after work   
      Tuesday at work   
      Tuesday before/after work   
      Wednesday at work   
      Wednesday before/after work   
      Thursday at work   
      Thursday before/after work   
      Friday at work   
      Saturday   


  1. What concerns do you have about learning Spanish through this course? *

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      I'm not a "language" person.  Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      My pronunciation is going to be bad.  Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      It's been forever since I took a class. Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      I may not have time to do the work.  Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      I'm not good at memorizing. How will I learn the vocabulary? Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      I've heard conjugating verbs is hell.  Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      I feel self-conscious speaking Spanish aloud.  Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      I don't want my scores shared with my co-workers.  Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      There's not enough time in this course to really master what we need to learn. Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      I'm going to be bored.  Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   
      I'm going to be overwhelmed.  Strong concern  Not a concern at all.   


  1. Thank you very much for your time and thoughts in completing this. Please feel free to share any other concerns, questions or ideas you may have about this course.