Business Communication Survey - BEIP Fall, 2016

Pre-Assessment: English Communication Skills
Please evaluate yourself (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK) in the following areas.
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  1. Writing: Basic spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Writing: Familiarity with appropriate business email, memo, letter, and report formats
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Writing: Ability to understand and analyze professor's, supervisor's, or client's requirements and plan accordingly
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Writing: Ability to analyze and organize data coherently and logically
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Reading: Ability to focus and minimize distractions while reading
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Reading: Familiarity with technical vocabulary in my field as well as general vocabulary
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Reading: Willingness to look up unfamiliar words when necessary
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Reading: Ability to understand undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral-level English-language material
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Speaking: Ability to communicate with friends and family in English
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Speaking: Ability to communicate with groups of coworkers, acquaintances, or strangers in English
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Speaking: Ability to adapt my speech or presentation to the audience
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Speaking: Ability to pronounce and use words correctly
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Listening: Ability to spend half the time listening, rather than speaking, during English conversations
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Listening: Ability to focus on the speaker's words during English conversations
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Listening: Ability to anticipate what the speaker will say next during English conversations
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Listening: Ability to respond verbally (summarizing, rephrasing, asking questions) and nonverbally (nodding, gesturing) during English conversations
    (5=STRONG, 1 = WEAK)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Please add additional remarks regarding your English language skills here.





Morgan May
World Languages Instructor
Sierra Canyon School