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General Background Questionnaire (GBQ)

Azadeh Asgari is a PhD candidate in the Department of Languages & Humanities, Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia. She also holds a Master of Science in TESL from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2009). Her research interests include second language attrition/acquisition and L2 writing.

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General Background Questionnaire (GBQ)

Azadeh Asgari is a PhD candidate in the Department of Languages & Humanities, Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia. She also holds a Master of Science in TESL from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2009). Her research interests include second language attrition/acquisition and L2 writing.

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Appendix B: GENERAL BACKGROUND QUESTIONNAIRE (GBQ)

Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethnicity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e-Mail Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact No.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


*Expected Time: 10 minutes

1.

Age: . . . . . . . .

<20 21-25 26-30 >31

2.

Gender:

Male Female Student Executive/Marketing Technical/Computer/ Finance Others Diploma Associate Bachelor Master PhD

3.

Occupation:

4.

Education Level:

5.

University Major:

Foreign Languages Engineering Nursing Communication


6. Proficiency Levels

Business Liberal Arts Science Arts pre-Intermediate Intermediate Advanced

Education Pharmacy & Allied Health Performing Other

7.

What language did you speak while you were growing up? Persian English Turkish Arabic Kurdish French German Greek Italian Spanish Russian Other

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8.

Foreign language currently being studied: Persian English Arabic Kurdish German Greek Spanish Russian Languages other than Persian in which you are fluent: Persian English Arabic Kurdish German Greek Spanish Russian

Turkish French Italian Other

9.

Turkish French Italian Other

10. Did you study abroad in the language for the Foreign Language Program in which you are enrolled (for example, in high school or college)? Please report on the most recent study abroad experience. Yes No If no, skip to question #15. If yes, was the program: short-term (2 to 8 weeks) more than 8 weeks 11. How long do you learning English? . . . . . . . . . . months 12. How many hours of language instruction did you receive per week? 1-2 hours 3-4 hours 5- 10 hours 11-20 hours 21< hours 13. Where were you born? Asia Europe North America South America

Middle East & N. Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Central America Australia & Oceana

14. Did you attend school in your country of birth?

Yes

No

15. If you were born in the Iran, have you lived outside of the Iran for an extended period? Yes No 16. Did you become fluent in the language of the country where you lived? Yes No

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17. Why are you taking English course? Please check all that apply. To fulfil a requirement Because of my family history Because I like learning languages To be able to read menus To go abroad To be able to read literature in English For my career To sound sophisticated Because my family speaks it Other (please specify) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. Why did you choose to take this section of the course? Please check all that apply (in both parts). Because of conflicts with my other courses Because I prefer the time that this section is offered Because I know someone in this section Because of the instructor Because I enjoy using computers Because I wanted to try a new way to take a course Because I dont want to attend class 4 days per week Because I dont like being called on in class Because I think I can practice English more on the computer Other (please specify) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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