1. | Why are you taking German 102?
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2. | What, where, and when was your last German course?
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3. | What other languages do you speak, if any? How well do you speak or how long did you study them?
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4. | Which language skills in German are you fairly or very confident in? (Be as specific as possible. Answers might be: speaking accurately, speaking fluently, expressing what I mean in writing/speaking, being creative in writing/speaking, reading, writing (stories? essays?), writing accurately, comprehending spoken language, none, etc.)
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5. | Which language skills do you feel you have not developed as well as your peers (NOT compared to native speakers)? (Use the same categories as above.)
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6. | What is your most important objective in this course?
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7. | What are you most worried or anxious about as you start this course?
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8. | How would you describe yourself as a student, in terms of your learning preferences and behavior (e.g. do you like to talk to others, are you shy, do you try to be funny in class, etc.)?
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9. | Do you speak up enough (to be satisfied with yourself) in class? Do you wish to be called on if you don't volunteer?
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10. | What was the single most positive foreign (not necessarily German) language learning experience you've had? This can be an entire course, a class period, a special event, etc. Why was it so positive?
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11. | What was the single most negative foreign (not necessarily German) language learning experience you've had? This can be an entire course, a class period, a special event, etc. Why was it so negative?
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12. | What characteristics do you think are particularly important for a foreign language professor or TA to have? (e.g. entertaining, strict / lenient, organized, patient, helpful, speaks slowly/clearly/fast, ...?)
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13. | Which activities common in foreign language classes do you particularly enjoy? Why?
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14. | Which activities common in foreign language classes do you NOT enjoy at all? Please don't mention tests -- anything else?
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15. | Is there anything you'd like me to be aware of, or do you have any comments, as we start the semester?
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