Demographics

Personal Information
2. In what country were you born?
In what country were you born?

3. In what city were you born?

In what city were you born?

4. How many years did you live in that city? (If All of My Life, go to
question 10)
How many years did you live in that city? (If All of My Life, go to question
10)
5. How long have you lived in Ecuador?
How long have you lived in Ecuador?
6. Do you live in Cuenca?
Do you live in Cuenca?
7. If Yes to #6, how long have you lived in Cuenca?
If Yes to #6, how long have you lived in Cuenca?
8. Have you always lived in Cuenca?
Have you always lived in Cuenca?
9. If No to #8, where did you live before Cuenca?

If No to #8, where did you live before Cuenca?

10. How old are you?

Undergraduate Major

11. I am taking this English course because: (Select all that apply.)
I am taking this English course because: (Select all that apply.) required for graduation
required for employment
personal interest
study abroad
get a Masters or Ph.D.
Other (please specify)

12. I am in the department or faculty of...

I am in the department or faculty of...
13. I am in the ___ semester of my major.

Language Background

14. What is your first language?

Spanish

What is your first language?

15. What language(s) did you speak first? (Select all that apply.)
What language(s) did you speak first? (Select all that apply.) Spanish
Kichwa
English
Other (please specify)

16. What language(s) were spoken in your home? (Select all that
apply.)
What language(s) were spoken in your home? (Select all that apply.) Spanish
Kichwa
English
Other (please specify)

17. In which languages are you fluent? (Select all that apply.)
In which languages are you fluent? (Select all that apply.) Kichwa
Spanish
English
Other (please specify)

18. Choose the option that best applies to you (reading):

No.
I can read Kichwa.
I can read English.

A li

No.

A li

No.

A li

I can read Spanish.

I can read French.
I can read Italian.
I can read German.
I can read Portuguese.
I can read (Other). (Please write the name of the language in the
comment below.)

Other (please specify what other language you can read)

19. Choose the option that best applies to you (writing):

I can write Kichwa.

I can write English.
I can write Spanish.
I can write French.
I can write Italian.
I can write German.
I can write Portuguese.
I can write (Other). (Please write the name of the language in the
comment below.)

Other (please specify what other language you can read)

20. How well do you read or write these languages?

How well do you read or write these languages?

21. If you can read and write foreign languages, how did you learn to
read or write them? (Select all that apply.)

If you can read and write foreign languages, how did you learn to read or write them? (Select all
private school
language school
study at home
tutors
visitors or guests
from family
self-study
Other (please specify)

22. Where did you start learning English? (Select all that apply.)
Where did you start learning English? (Select all that apply.) elementary school
high school
language institute
university
at home
Other (please specify)

23. How old were you when you started learning English?
13-14

How old were you when you started learning English?

24. How many years have you studied English?
3-4 years

High School

25. Did you study in a public or private high school?

Did you study in a public or private high school? Public
Private
Both

26. Where was your high school located? (City and Province) What
is the name of the high school?

Where was your high school located? (City and Province) What is the
name of the high school?
27. How many hours per week did you study English in your high
school?
How many hours per week did you study English in your high school?
28. Did you ever have a class (e.g. math, biology, social studies,
science) that used English as the language of instruction? If yes,
what subject did you study in English?

English Use Habits

English outside the classroom.

29. Do you use English OUTSIDE the classroom?
Do you use English OUTSIDE the classroom?
30. If Yes to #29, where do you use English outside the class?

If Yes to #29, where do you use English outside the class?

31. Do you watch English TV programs, play English video games,
listen to music in English, or access English content on the
internet? (Select all that apply.)

Do you watch English TV programs, play English video games, listen to music in English, or acc
I watch TV or movies in English.
I access English content on the internet.
I play video games in English.
I listen to music in English.

32. How many hours per week?

How many hours per week? TV or
movies in English.
English content on the internet.
Video games in English.
Music in English.

33. Have you ever practiced your English with foreigners in Ecuador
or another country?
Have you ever practiced your English with foreigners in Ecuador or
another country?
34. If yes to #33, where? Please describe briefly.

If yes to #33, where? Please describe briefly.

35. Have you ever had meaningful relationships (contacto con
extranjeros) with English speakers here in Ecuador or elsewhere?

Distant Relations

36. Do you have family or relatives in an English speaking country?

(If No, skip to #46)
Yes.

Do you have family or relatives in an English speaking country? (If No,

skip to #46)
37. How much contact do you have with them?
a lot

How much contact do you have with them?

38. Where do they live? (City and State/Province) What do they do?

Where do they live? (City and State/Province) What do they do?

39. How do you communicate with them? (Select all that apply.)
How do you communicate with them? (Select all that apply.) telephone or cell phone
email
internet telephone (Skype)

social networking (Facebook, Hi 5)

mail (correo)

40. How often do you communicate with them in English?

at least once a year

How often do you communicate with them in English?

41. Have you ever traveled to visit them? (If No, skip to #46.)
Yes

Have you ever traveled to visit them? (If No, skip to #46.)
42. If yes, when did you visit them?
Last w eek.

If yes, when did you visit them?

43. How long did you stay with them?
More than a w eek but less than a month.

How long did you stay with them?

44. What did you do when you were there?

What did you do when you were there?

45. How often do you visit them?
Every month.

English-speaking Country and Other Languages

46. Have you ever lived in an English speaking country? (If No, skip
to #49)
Have you ever lived in an English speaking country?(IfNo, skip to#49)
47. If yes, where did you live? Why did you live there?

If yes, where did you live? Why did you live there?
48. How many months and years did you live there?
How many months and years did you live there?
49. Have you studied or do you speak a foreign language? (Other
than Spanish or English.)
Have you studied or do you speak a foreign language? (Other than
Spanish or English.)

50. Which languages did you study? (Other than Spanish or

English.)

Which languages did you study? (Other than Spanish or English.)

51. How old were you when you studied these languages? (Select all
that apply.)
How old were you when you studied these languages? (Select all that apply.) 0-4 years old
5-6 years old
7-8 years old
9-10 years old
11-12 years old
13-14 years old
15-16 years old
17-18 years old

19-20 years old

21-22 years old
23-24 years old
25+

52. For how long did you study this language(s)?

For how long did you study this language(s)?

53. Do you feel that you can use this language(s)? Please describe
your experience briefly.

Your Family

54. How many children do you have?

How many children do you have?
55. How old are they now? (Check all boxes that apply.)
How old are they now? (Check all boxes that apply.) 0-4 years old
5-9 years old
10-14 years old
15-19 years old
20-24

25+

56. What language(s) are often used in your home?

What language(s) are often used in your home?

57. What language(s) do your children speak?

What language(s) do your children speak?

58. What language(s) did they speak first at home? (Select all that
apply.)
What language(s) did they speak first at home? (Select all that apply.) Spanish
Kichwa
English
Other (please specify)

59. Do you have a job?

Do you have a job?
60. Do you use English at work?
Do you use English at work?
61. What do you use English for at work?