Facultad de Ciencias Humanas

Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras

Seminario monográfico Español para extranjeros
Susana Caicedo Fernández - 2018
Research on listening comprehension in SSL1 and strategic competence
Dear student,
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. We truly appreciate your participation since your answers will
contribute to our study of the relation between the listening comprehension in SSL and the use of learning strategies.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Gender F ⃞ M ⃞ Other ⃞

Nationality Age 18-24 ⃞ 25-34 ⃞ 35-+ ⃞

First language 1. 2. 3.

Spanish level None ⃞ A1 ⃞ A2 ⃞ B1 ⃞ B2 ⃞

Do you live Yes ⃞ No ⃞ Who do you Other Spanish A native Nobody ⃞

with a Spanish practice learner ⃞ speaker ⃞
speaker ? Spanish with?

Put an X in the option that you consider more appropriate for each statement, according to your experience :

1 = Never 2 = Occasionally 3 = Sometimes 4 = Often 5 = Always

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

As a learner of Spanish as a second language... 1 2 3 4 5

1. I have difficulty understanding spoken language more that written language. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

2. I perceive the words but I don’t understand them. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

3. I understand but I can’t remember the exact words later. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

4. I find it easier to understand the language spoken by the teacher than in other ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
contexts.

STRATEGIES DURING CLASS

When I listen to Spanish... 1 2 3 4 5

5. I use the dictionary. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

6. I take notes. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

7. I read the scripts after listening to recordings. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

STRATEGIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

When I listen to Spanish... 1 2 3 4 5

8. I focus on the familiar words. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

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SSL: Spanish as a Second Language
 Facultad de Ciencias Humanas
Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras
Seminario monográfico Español para extranjeros
Susana Caicedo Fernández - 2018

9. I pay attention to the tone of voice. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

10. I pay attention to the use of “tú/usted”. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

11. I focus on the words that are repeated. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

12. I make mental images of what I listen. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

13. I try to recognize the structure of the speech. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

14. I make a mental summary of what I listen. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

15. If I don’t understand try to guess what was said. ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯

16. If there is a new word I can relate it to other similar word in other language I know, ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
and I attribute the same meaning.

Based on Martín, S (2009) research on strategic competence and listening comprehension in Spanish learning.2

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References

Martin, S. (2009). Competencia estratégica para la comprensión auditiva en español como lengua extranjera.

VOGELY, A. (1995). Perceived Strategy Use During Performance On Three Authentic Listening Comprehension. ​The
Modern Language Journal​, ​79​(1), 41–56. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.unal.edu.co/stable/pdf/329392.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ad490feae8daf45b3723476
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