QUESTIONNAIRES

From Jack C. Richards

A. Students’ Prior Experience in Learning English

1. Sejak kapan anda belajar bahasa Inggris?

2. Apakah anda pernah/sedang mengikuti kursus bahasa Inggris diluar sekolah?

3. Apakah anda pernah mengikuti lomba/kegiatan dalam bahasa Inggris

sebelumnya?

B. Overview of skills needed and difficulties encountered

1. In your course study, how often are you expected to use the following skills?
(please circle)
Sangat Sering Kadang-kadang Jarang Tidak
sering pernah
Listening 1 2 3 4 5
Speaking 1 2 3 4 5
Reading 1 2 3 4 5
Writing 1 2 3 4 5

2. How often do you have difficulty with each of these skills? (please circle)
Sangat Sering Kadang- Jarang Tidak
sering kadang pernah
Listening 1 2 3 4 5
Speaking 1 2 3 4 5
Reading 1 2 3 4 5
Writing 1 2 3 4 5

C. General statements
Please circle the appropriate response.
1. How important to success in your course are the following abilities?
No Tingg Sedang Rendah
i
1 2 3 4 5
1 Listening to English
2 Speaking English
3 Writing English
 4 Reading English

2. How important to success in your field after graduation are the following abilities?
No Tinggi Sedang Rendah
1 2 3 4 5
1 Listening to English
2 Speaking English
3 Writing English
4 Reading English

D. Speaking and listening skill

How often do the following happen to you?

No Selalu Sering Jarang Tidak

pernah
1 Receives low grades in tasks involving 1 2 3 4
class participation.
2 Have difficulty working in small groups 1 2 3 4
during the class.
3 Have difficulty working with other 1 2 3 4
students on out of the class projects.
4 Have trouble leading class discussion 1 2 3 4
5 Have difficulty participating in large 1 2 3 4
group discussions or debates.
6 Have difficulty interacting with student 1 2 3 4
demonstrations in labs, tutorials, etc.
7 Struggle with out of class assignments 1 2 3 4
which require interaction with native
speakers of English?

E. Speaking skills
How often do the following happen to you?

No Selalu Sering Jarang Tidak

pernah
1 Have difficulty in giving oral 1 2 3 4
presentation
2 Have trouble wording what you say 1 2 3 4
quickly enough
3 Worry about saying something in case 1 2 3 4
you a mistake in your English.
4 Not know how to say something in 1 2 3 4
 English?
5 Not know the best way to say something 1 2 3 4
in English.
6 Have difficulty with your pronunciation 1 2 3 4
of words.
7 Find it difficult to enter discussion. 1 2 3 4

F. Listening Skills
How often do the following happen to you?

Statement Selalu Sering Kadang- Tidak

kadang Pernah
1. Have trouble understanding lectures 1 2 3 4
2. Have trouble in taking effective notes 1 2 3 4
3. Have to ask staff questions to clarify 1 2 3 4
material you have been taught
4. Have trouble understanding lengthy 1 2 3 4
descriptions in English
5. Have trouble understanding spoken 1 2 3 4
instructions
6. Have trouble understanding formal 1 2 3 4
language
7. Have trouble understanding the 1 2 3 4
subject matter of a talk, i.e,. what is
being talked about
8. I also have difficulty with 1 2 3 4
(please spesify):

I have problem understanding lecturers or other students because:

Statement Selalu Sering Kadang- Tidak

kadang pernah
9. They talk very fast 1 2 3 4
10. They talk very quietly 1 2 3 4
11. Their accents or pronunciation are 1 2 3 4
different from what I am used to
12. More than one person is speaking, 1 2 3 4
e.g. in group discussions
13. Other (please specify): 1 2 3 4

G. Writing Skills
With regard to written assignment, please indicate for each of the following:
1. How important the skill is, and
2. How often you have problems with the skill:

Importance Frequency of problems

Very Important Not Statement Kadang- Tidak
Selalu
important important kadang pernah
Using correct punctuation and
spelling
Structuring sentences
Using appropriate vocabulary
Organising paragraphs
Organising the overall
assignment
Expressing ideas appropriately
Developing ideas
Expressing what you want to
say clearly
Addressing topic
Adopting appropriate tone and
style
Following instructions and
directions
Evaluating and revising your
writing
Overall writing ability
Completing written tasks
(e.g. exams, tests) within the
time available
Other (please specify):
 H. Reading Skills
The following questions concern the reading tasks required of you during course.
Please indicate:
a. Which of the following types of material you are expected to read, and
b. How often you have difficulty doing so (please circle):

Frequency of difficulties
Expected to read? Kadang- Tidak
Sering
kadang Pernah
1. Journal articles Yes/No
2. Newspaper articles Yes/No
3. Works of fiction Yes/No
4. Entire reference or text books Yes/No
5. Selected chapters of books Yes/No
6. Photocopied notes Yes/No
7. Workbook or laboratory Yes/No
instructions
8. Computer-presented reading Yes/No
materials
9. Other (please spesify): Yes/No

Indicate how often you have difficulty with each of the following:

Statement Selalu Sering Kadang- Tidak

kadang Pernah
10. Understanding the main points of the
text
11. Reading a text quickly in order to
establish a general idea of the content
(skimming)
12. Reading a text slowly and carefully
in order to understand the details of
the text
13. Looking through a text quickly in
order to locate specific information
(scanning)
14. Guessing unknown words in a text
15. Understanding text organisation
16. Understanding specialist vocabulary
in a text
17. Reading speed
18. Reading in order to respond critically
19. Understanding a writer’s attitude and
purpose
20. General comprehension
21. Other (please spesify):

I. Skills you would like to improve

If you were taking a course to improve your English skills, which of the following
would be useful to you? Rate the importance of each (please checklist)
No Tinggi Sedang Rendah
1 2 3 4 5
1 listening to pronunciation or
intonation or stress patterns
2 Lecturer note taking
General English comprehension
Giving formal presentations
Participating effectively in
discussions
Communicating effectively with
staff in or out of class
Library skills
Essay writing
Lab report writing
Creative writing
Writing case studies
Describing objects or procedures
Writing introductions and
conclusions
Writing references and quotations
Formulating coherent arguments
Summarizing factual information
Synthesizing information from
more than one source
Analyzing written materials
Knowledge of vocabulary
Reading quickly
Reading critically
Reading for author’s viewpoint
Summarizing material
General reading comprehension
Other please (specify and rate):