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Anonymous First-Day Questionnaire

Please answer these questions in English (or German, if you prefer). Your responses can remain anonymous if you wish; they will not in any way affect your grade or experience in this class.

1.Why are you taking German 102?



2.What, where, and when was your last German course?



3.What other languages do you speak, if any? How well do you speak or how long did you study them?



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.)



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.)



6.What is your most important objective in this course?



7.What are you most worried or anxious about as you start this course?



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.)?



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?



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?



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?



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, ...?)



13.Which activities common in foreign language classes do you particularly enjoy? Why?



14.Which activities common in foreign language classes do you NOT enjoy at all? Please don't mention tests -- anything else?



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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