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Medical Students Questionnaire

The following questionnaire is part of my master’s dissertation. It aims to collect data

regarding the difficulties concerning Medical Students English Speaking fluency. All your
answers will remain anonymous. Your help will be very appreciated. The whole questionnaire
shall not take you more than 5 minutes.

Instruction: read each item carefully and respond with the appropriate option according to

you. Please bear in mind that there are no right or wrong answers; answer according to what

corresponds to you.

Part One: Background Information

1. Gender:

 Male  Female

2. Academic Year of Study:

 First  Second  Third  Fourth  Fifth  Sixth  Seventh  Residents

3. Have you had any English course throughout your university education?

 Yes  No

Part Two: Speaking Fluency Difficulties.

Please tick  one of the following: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Always

never rarely sometimes often always

1. I try to speak English

during the lesson.

2. I am afraid of making

mistakes while speaking in

English.
3. I find it difficult to talk

with other people in

English.

4. I have difficulties in

pronouncing English

medical terminology

correctly.

5. I seek opportunities to

interact with classmates,

professors and others in

academic settings (classes,

conferences, group

activities…) using English.

6. I cannot remember some

vocabulary while speaking.

7. I make a mental outline

of the main points before I

speak.

8. I speak with pauses and

hesitations.

9. I pay attention to how

people in my field explain

complicated ideas in

English. (Doctors on

Youtube for example)

 10. I use some techniques to

learn English and improve

my speaking skills like

watching TV/Videos or

through online applications.

Part Three: Speaking Skill Needs

Please tick  one of the following: Disagree, Not Sure, Agree

Learning Speaking Skill is necessary for Disagree Not Sure Agree

1.Making presentations at seminars and conferences

2.Taking part in daily conversations

3.Presenting oral reports

4.Talking to foreign doctors / researchers

5.Participating in negotiations

6.Attending Web-English-Talks

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2014 Zhiqin Wang