English Language Thesis Survey Questionnaire

ENGLISH SLANG QUESTIONNAIRE

 

            You were chosen as a respondent to answer this survey – questionnaire on “Effects of Western Exposure to Southeast Asian College Students’ use of Formal English and English Slang.” Your answers will provide the data needed in this study. Rest assured that your answers would be treated with utmost confidentiality. Thank you very much.

 

 

 

  Part 1.  Profile of Respondent

 

Direction: Please fill up in all the necessary information about yourself. Don’t leave any item unanswered.

 

a.                  Age  _______

 

b.                  Gender

Male ( )           Female ( )

 

c.                  Civil Status

Single ( )         Married ( )      Separated ( )             Widow/Widower ( )

 

d.                  Educational Attainment

Elementary ( )    High School ( )       College ( )    Graduate Studies ( )

 

e.                  Specific Position  __________________

 

f.                    How long have you been living in the area? _________________

 

g.                  How long have you been teaching ESL in the area? ___________________

 

Part 2.  Western Exposure and the Use of the English Language Direction:       Encircle the number corresponding to your answer

 

                        5          -           Strongly Agree

                        4          -           Agree

                        3          -           Uncertain

                        2          -           Disagree

                        1          -           Strongly Disagree

           

The students of this institution openly

accepts of the existence of

western culture.                                             5          4          3          2          1

 

Exposure on the culture of the west is

highly intensified by its amplified

proliferation on mass media.                       5          4          3          2          1

 

Students wear wardrobes that display

a style that could be characterized

as western.                                                    5          4          3          2          1

 

The students’ patronage of

international food chain branches in

the area also reflects the acceptance

of the western culture.                                   5          4          3          2          1

 

 

The students’ level of exposure on

western items of consumption is also

reflected on their use of the English

language.                                                       5          4          3          2          1

 

The national government encourages

the use of English as a medium of

instruction from elementary to tertiary

level of education.                                         5          4          3          2          1

During class sessions, the students

show signs of fluency and familiarity on

the use of English language.                        5          4          3          2          1

 

The students are able to distinguish

the appropriate words to use, whether

they are required to use formal English

or conversational slang.                               5          4          3          2          1

 

After class sessions, students

continue to use English in their

regular conversations with other                  5          4          3          2          1

students.

                                                           

 The exposure of the students to

the western culture is also manifested

in the inevitable integration of the local

language and the English language.           5          4          3          2          1

 

 The students of this institution readily

understand and use English slang in

their speech patterns.                                   5          4          3          2          1

 

 The students also formulate their own

variety of slang based on the

English language.                                         5          4          3          2          1

 

 What are the slangs used by the students? What does these slangs particularly mean? Please specify.

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