NCSU-UPR Bilingual Chat Community Post-Chat Questionnaire
November 2005

Section A: Participant Information / Información sobre el/la participante
Name/ Nombre y apellido: E-mail Address / Dirección de correo-e:
1. I took this language class for: my major / mi concentración my minor / concentración secundaria general education requirement / requisito
2. Before this semester, I had chatted online:

often / con frecuencia

sometimes / a veces never / nunca
3. Before this semester, I had chatted online in my second language:

often / con frecuencia

sometimes / a veces never / nunca
4. I currently use chat or instant messenger:

often / con frecuencia

sometimes / a veces never / nunca
5. I participated in of the eleven chats.

Section B: Indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Indica hasta qué extremo estás de acuerdo con las siguientes afirmaciones.
5 = Strongly Agree/ estoy muy de acuerdo, 4 = Agree / estoy de acuerdo, 3 = Neutral
2 = Disagree / no estoy de acuerdo, 1 = Strongly Disagree / estoy MUY en desacuerdo

1. In the beginning, I was nervous about chatting in my second language.
Al principio, estaba nervios/a sobre las charlas.
5 4 3 2 1
2. Overall, I liked my chat partners and we got along well.
Por lo general, me gustaron mis compañeros de charla y nos llevamos bien.
5 4 3 2 1
3. I learned about the culture of my chat partners' country from chatting.
Aprendí sobre la cultura de mis compañeros en las charlas.
5 4 3 2 1
4. I noticed my mistakes when I saw the native speakers model the structures or words correctly. 5 4 3 2 1
5. The instructor should participate in the chat.
5 4 3 2 1
6. The native speakers corrected my language errors. 5 4 3 2 1
7. I noticed many of my own mistakes when I saw them on the screen. 5 4 3 2 1
8. I like having the native speaker(s) directly correct my language errors. 5 4 3 2 1
9. I corrected the errors of the non-native speakers. 5 4 3 2 1
10. Trying to communicate ideas is more important than accuracy or correcting errors. 5 4 3 2 1
11. I understood what the native speakers said most of the time. 5 4 3 2 1
12. When I did not understand, I asked for clarification. 5 4 3 2 1
13. When I did not understand, I ignored the idea expressed and continued chatting. 5 4 3 2 1
14. When others did not understand me, I tried to explain in my second language what I meant to say.
5 4 3 2 1
15. When others did not understand me, I abandoned the topic because I was not able to explain myself in my second language. 5 4 3 2 1
16. Our group discussed the assigned topic. 5 4 3 2 1
17. I read the topic before the chat session and prepared myself for the chat. 5 4 3 2 1
18. The majority of the discussions were superficial. 5 4 3 2 1
19. Having assigned topics helped to guide the chat sessions. 5 4 3 2 1
20 Students should be permitted to select their own chat topics. 5 4 3 2 1
21. I believe that the chat has improved my ability to SPEAK in my second language. 5 4 3 2 1
22. I believe that the chat has improved my ability to WRITE in my second language. 5 4 3 2 1
23. I believe that the chat has improved my ability to READ in my second language. 5 4 3 2 1
24. I learned new grammatical structures in the chat and used them outside of the chat. 5 4 3 2 1
25. I learned new vocabulary in the chat and used it outside of the chat. 5 4 3 2 1
26. Because of the chat, I feel more confident communicating in my second language. 5 4 3 2 1
27. Because of the chat experience, my attitude toward my second language improved. 5 4 3 2 1
28. I feel that I can speak and/or write in longer sentences after having chatted this semester. 5 4 3 2 1
29. My ability to narrate in the past tense(s) has improved since chatting this semester. 5 4 3 2 1
30. I plan to chat with native speakers of my second language in the future. 5 4 3 2 1
31. The chat was a valuable part of my experience in this course. 5 4 3 2 1

Section C: Please answer the following questions as completely and honestly as possible.
Favor de contestar las siguientes preguntas de la manera más completa y sincera posible.
(SE PUEDE CONTESTAR EN INGLES O EN ESPAÑOL)

1.

What did you like the most about the chat? / ¿Qué te gustó más de las charlas?

2.

What did you like the least? / ¿Qué te gustó menos?

 

3.

In what ways did the chats help you to learn your second language? / ¿De qué maneras te ayudaron las charlas para aprender tu segundo idioma?

4.

What specific grammatical structures did you learn in the chat? / ¿Cuáles estructuras gramaticales específicas aprendiste en las charlas?

5.

What specific vocabulary words did you learn in the chat?/ ¿Cuáles palabras específicas aprendiste en las charlas?

6.

Did you use any aids during the chats (dictionaries, online translators, instant messenger, etc.)? If so, how were they useful?
¿Te serviste de alguna ayuda durante las charlas (diccionarios, traductores electrónicos, mensajero instantáneo, etc.)? Si usaste algo, ¿cómo te ayudó?

7.

Which were your three favorite topics? Why? / ¿Cuáles eran tus tres temas favoritos ? ¿Por qué? Topics: 1 Introduction; 2 Pasatiempos/hobbies; 3 Niñez/childhood; 4 El futuro; 5 Comida/deportes; 6 Free topic; 7 Eutanasia/clonación; 8 Holidays; 9 Hombres y mujeres/ derechos de animales; 10 Cultural similarities/differences; 11 Summary of chat experience

8.

Which were your three LEAST favorite topics? (Click to review the list.) Why?/ ¿Cuáles eran tus tres temas MENOS favoritos ? ¿Por qué?

9.

What are some other topics that you would enjoy discussing in the chats?/ ¿Cuáles son otors temas que te gustaría discutir en las charlas?

   
10.

How would you describe your chat group? Did it feel like a community?/ ¿Cómo describirías a tu grupo? ¿Se sentía como una comunidad?

11.

What suggestions do you have to improve the Bilingual Chat Community?/ ¿Cuáles son tus sugernecias para mejorar la Comunidad de Chalra Bilingüe?

12.

What other general comments do you have about the chat experience?/ ¿Cuáles son otros comentarios generales que tienes acerca de las charlas?

THANK YOU!! ¡¡GRACIAS!!