1st Year Classes End of Year Survey 2007-2008

I plan on going on with the next year of this foreign language.

	Yes
	No

Next year I plan on taking the other foreign language.

	Yes
	No

In this class, I view myself as:

	a brand new Jaguar, eager to go as fast as we can and ready for the challenge.
	a new Saturn, ready to go as long as we don't go too fast.
	a slightly used Pontiac Sunfire, dependable most of the time, but not up to anything too strenous.
	a ten-year old Geo Metro that takes a while to get going, and sometimes works, but sometimes doesn't.
	an old Nova that is never prepared for the task ahead and falls apart if asked to do much.

I think the teacher sees me as:

	a brand new Jaguar, eager to go as fast as we can and ready for the challenge.
	a new Saturn, ready to go as long as we don't go too fast.
	a slightly used Pontiac Sunfire, dependable most of the time, but not up to anything too strenous.
	a ten-year old Geo Metro that takes a while to get going, and sometimes works, but sometimes doesn't.
	an old Nova that is never prepared for the task ahead and falls apart if asked to do much.

In regards to this class,

	I always enjoy this class.
	I usually enjoy this class.
	I sometimes enjoy this class.
	I rarely enjoy this class.
	I never enjoy this class.

Which of the four basic skills of learning a language do you feel you are the STRONGEST in?

	Reading in the language.
	Writing in the language.
	Speaking in the language.
	Listening in the language.

Which of the four basic skills of learning a language do you feel you are the WEAKEST in?

	Reading in the language.
	Writing in the language.
	Speaking in the language.
	Listening in the language.

Rank the following from (1) what you liked the most to what you liked the least about this class.

		1	2	3	4	5	6
Activities with Movement (stand up, sit down, etc.)
Stories
Conversation Questions
Reading books in the foreign language
Songs
Practice on Quia

I would give myself this grade for my READING skills in the foreign language.

A	B	C	D	F

I would give myself this grade for my WRITING skills in the foreign language.

A	B	C	D	F

I would give myself this grade for my SPEAKING skills in the foreign language.

A	B	C	D	F

I would give myself this grade for my LISTENING skills in the foreign language.

A	B	C	D	F

Overall for the class, considering the amount of work I put into it, I would give myself this grade.

A	B	C	D	F

I can ask people how they are doing today and tell how I am doing in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this very well						I can't do this at all

I can use basic statements to agree or disagree with someone in the foreign language.
(I can respond with phrases such as, "Yes," "Me too," "Me neither," and "No.")
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can read words and phrases in contexts such as menus, signs, and schedules in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can understand and respond to brief written directions and information in the foreign language.
(If I had a map, I could understand someone's basic directions from one place to another.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can read short paragraphs on simple topics in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can respond to routine requests in the foreign language in the classroom such as, "Sit down," "Stand up," "Open your book," etc.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can respond to simple oral directions and commands in the foreign language such as, "Jump," "Run," "Walk," and "Go to the board."
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can look at several pictures of people and choose which one is being described in the foreign language according to their hair color, height, or other such characteristics.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can write some familiar words and phrases in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can sing simple foreign language culture songs.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can write a simple poem in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can give simple commands, directions and instructions in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can provide simple descriptions of people, places and objects in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can present a short skit or play in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can write short messages like for postcards or personal notes in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can read a familiar poem out loud in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can demonstrate greeting and saying good-bye behaviors in a variety of social situations in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can make and respond to introductions in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can use appropriate courtesy expressions such as please, thank you, excuse me, etc., in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can make simple polite requests in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can recognize cultural differences such as dress, foods, gestures, concept of time, and holiday celebrations.
(I can tell some major holidays from the culture and tell of some similarities and differences between my culture and other cultures.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can identify some major products of the foreign culture.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can demonstrate knowledge of the major geographical features (such as mountains, rivers, major cities) of identified countries or regions where the foreign language is spoken.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can apply mathematical skills in the foreign language.
(Examples: I can change Celsius temperatures on a foreign culture weather map to Fahrenheit. I can use number words to understand Math problems in the foreign language.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can identify some typical cuisine (cooking) of the foreign culture.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can demonstrate an awareness of music and art in the foreign culture.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can read short selections of children's literature in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can read an authentic movie ad or TV guide from the foreign culture in the foreign language and find specific information from it.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can recognize words from the foreign language that are used in English.
(I can figure out that names of cities or states originally came from the foreign language.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I know how to say Mr., Mrs. and Miss in the language and can use them appropriately.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can tell you the difference between how English is written and how the foreign language is written (what things are the same and what are different).
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can recognize that other languages and/or dialects may be spoken by large groups of people within the foreign culture.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can compare daily living patterns in the foreign culture with my own culture.
(Example: I can describe similarities and differences in dress, shopping, foods, or schools.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I know what cultural stereotyping is.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I know this well						I don't know what this is

I have found uses for the foreign language outside of my classroom.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I've found a lot of uses						I haven't used my language outside of class

I have practiced spoken or written use of the foreign language with my family, friends or peers.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I've practiced it several times with them						I've never practiced it with them

I have written and illustrated paragraphs on familiar topics in the foreign language to present to my school and community.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I've done this many times						I've never done this

I have recreated for the school or community an event or product from the foreign culture.
(Examples: I have made crepes for my family. I have told others outside of the classroom about the Alamo and what happened there.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I've done this many times						I've never done this

I have participated in foreign language club activities which benefit the school or community.
(Example: I have gone to the elementary to teach younger children to sing songs in the foreign language.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I participated in many activities						I didn't participate in any activities

I have expressed interest in various aspects of the foreign culture.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I always express interest						I never express interest

I have appreciated samples of cuisine (cooking), art, literature, and music from the foreign culture.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I've appreciated many of these things						I've not appreciated any of these things

I can participate in a brief guided conversation related to my needs, interests, likes and dislikes in the foreign language.
(I can say things like, "I like...", "I don't like...", I need...", "I don't need...", etc. and understand when other people say them.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can understand and use appropriate forms of address in courtesy expressions in the foreign language.
(I can greet adults and people my own age with the terms I need to and can respond to them.)
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can make introductions, present classmates, family members and friends in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can ask and answer simple questions in the foreign language.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

I can make routine requests in the foreign language in the classroom such as permission to go to the restroom.
 

	1	2	3	4	5
I'm sure I can do this well						I can't do this at all

How much do you feel you learned this year in this language?
 

	1	2	3	4	5
more than I expected						less than I expected

What do you wish you would have learned better this year?

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