Philippine Normal University

The National Center for Teacher Education

College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

ENGLISH MAJORS PROFILE

This research, a project of the Department of English, aims to build data on the English Majors
profile. The information you will provide will be kept confidential. Please respond to the
questions to the best of your knowledge. Thank you.
PART I
A. PERSONAL DATA
Name: ____________________________________________ Age: ________ Sex: _____
Civil Status: _____ If married, no. of children: _______
Permanent Address: ________________________________________________________
Current Address: ___________________________________________________________
Parents/Spouses educational attainment. Please check () the column corresponding to your answer.

Educational Attainment

Father

Mother

Spouse

Post-Graduate Level
College Graduate
Vocational Graduate
High School Graduate
Elementary Graduate
Others, please specify
Parents/Spouses Job/Occupation:
Father: ____________________________________
Mother: ____________________________________
Spouse: ___________________________________
Combined Monthly Family Income:
_______ P 100,000 and above

_______ P 30,000 and above

_______ P 80,000 and above

_______ others, please specify ________

_______ P 50,000 and above

Source of funds for studying:
_______ Salary

_______ Scholarship

_______ Parents

_______ Affiliated Institution

_______ Spouse

_______ others, please specify _________

If working student, identify job and place of work _________________________________

B. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
School

Year

Honors/Scholarship/

Graduated

Awards

Pre-Elementary
Elementary
High School
Others
(Vocational/Diploma)
C. MAJORSHIP
1. What are your reasons for the choice of specialization?
_______ parental influence

______ peer influence

_______ teacher influence

______ personal choice

_______ others, please specify __________________________

2. Is this your first choice? _________ Yes _________ No
If no, what was your first choice? ________________________

3. What benefits will you gain from your specialization? Rank your answers 1 to 3, where 1 is the first
choice, and 3 is the last choice.
_____ Can be employed easily
_____ Apply knowledge and skills gained in studies
_____ Share talents and expertise with others
_____ Broaden my knowledge in the discipline
_____ Better chance to go abroad
_____ Work other than teaching
_____ Stable source of income
_____ Others, please specify __________________________________________
4. On a scale of 1-4, where 1 is the lowest and 4 is the highest, how would you rate your level of
satisfaction in your specialization? Circle your answer.
4- Very Satisfactory

3- Satisfactory

2- Fairly Satisfactory

1- Unsatisfactory

If very satisfactory, identify the reasons for this rating ____________________________________

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If unsatisfactory, explain why _______________________________________________________
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5. What areas do you consider strong in your specialization?

______ Faculty

____ Instruction

______ Instructional Materials

______ Facilities (Rooms, Equipment)

______ Library Resource

______ Scheduling

____ Department Assistance

______ Others, please specify _______

Comments/Suggestions ______________________________________________________
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6. What areas do you consider weak in your specialization?
______ Faculty

____ Instruction

______ Instructional Materials

______ Facilities (Rooms, Equipment)

______ Library Resource

______ Scheduling

____ Department Assistance

______ Others, please specify _______

Comments/Suggestions ______________________________________________________
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7. Extra-curricular organizations/activities
In-school _________________

Out-of-school _______________

________________________

___________________________

________________________

___________________________

8. Hobbies/Interests:
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PART 2
1. What is your first language? _______________________

What languages do you speak at home? _______________________

2. In which areas of English do you want more practice? Please check () up to two (2) boxes
only.
Speaking

Listening

Reading/
Vocabulary

Writing

Grammar

Literature

3. What areas do you feel strongest in? _____________________________

4. What areas do you feel weakest in? ______________________________
5. How do you rate your present knowledge of the English language? Please encircle the
number.
Speaking
Writing
Listening
Reading
Literature

0
0
0
0
0

1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2

3
3
3
3
3

4
4
4
4
4

5
5
5
5
5

6
6
6
6
6

7
7
7
7
7

8
8
8
8
8

9
9
9
9
9

10
10
10
10
10

6. Which of the macro skills do you like the best? Why?

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