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Dear Student, please answer the following questions about the techniques you use to (learn how to)
speak English. Your answers will help us improve the speaking course. Thank you

Please put a √ next to the right answer about you

Surname + Name: ……..……………………..………….. Age: 18-23 ..… 24-30 ..…31-40 ..…41-50 ..…
Baccalaureate: Maths/Sciences/Technical: ..… Languages/Letters/Philosophy: ….. or …..….……….……
Your First Language: Arabic: ….. Tamazight: ….. French: …… or ………………
Other Languages you Speak: Arabic: ….. Tamazight: ….. French: ..… or ……………

Please circle one adverb: Never, rarely, sometimes, often, or always

01 I practice using new words/expressions while speaking. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
02 I try to talk like native speakers. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
03 I try to learn English while watching TV/videos. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
04 I ask speakers to slow down or repeat. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
05 I practice English by speaking with others. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
06 I try to learn about the culture of English. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
07 I pay attention to pronunciation to pronounce better. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
08 When I can’t remember a word, I replace it by another. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
09 I try to use English idioms while speaking. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
10 I try to learn from my speaking mistakes. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
11 I encourage myself to try to speak. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
12 While speaking, I think try to apply grammar rules. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
13 I evaluate how I speak. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
14 I discuss learning with classmates and teachers. never - rarely – sometimes – often -
always
15 I revise words and grammar forms that I had difficulty remembering. never - rarely –
sometimes – often - always
16 I ask someone to help me improve my speaking. never - rarely – sometimes – often -
always
17 I practice guessing the speaker’s meaning based on what he/she has said so far. never - rarely –
sometimes – often - always
18 I practice predicting what the speaker is going to say by using the context. never - rarely – sometimes –
often - always
19 While speaking, I practice relaxing when I feel anxious. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
20 I practice ways to check whether the listener understood what I said. never - rarely – sometimes – often
- always
21 I practice ways to repeat what I said in other words. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
22 While speaking, I correct myself when I notice that I made a mistake. never - rarely – sometimes –
often - always
23 I practice asking speakers to clarify what they said. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
24 I practice how to tell I haven’t understood. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
25 I practice catching the speaker’s main point. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
26 I make lists of expressions, words to learn. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
27 I think about what to learn to improve my speaking. never - rarely – sometimes – often - always
28 I pay attention to similarities and differences between English and my 1 st language. never - rarely –
sometimes – often - always
29 While speaking, I think of what I want to say in my 1 st language and then put it in English. never -
rarely – sometimes – often - always
30 I make a mental outline of the main points before I speak. never - rarely – sometimes –
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often - always

Are there other techniques you use to (learn to) speak English? Please add as many as you want on the back
of this questionnaire. Thank you