Perceived Impacts of Exposure to English Language and Preferred Language Learning

Strategies of ESL Learners in ISUE

PART 1. PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS

Name: (Optional)__________________________
Sex: Male Female
2nd
Year Level: Year 3rd Year 4th Year
First Language: Ilocano
Tagalog
Yogad
Others:

PART 2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES PREFERENCE

A B C D E F
1. I try to understand songs in English
2. I review what we have done in class
or I test myself on my own
3. When I read or listen to English, I
pay attention to new words or
structures.
4. I ask someone who knows more than
me to correct me
5. When I see short texts in English, I
try to figure out what they mean.
6. On my own initiative, I seek
occasions to use English outside
class (talking to people, using
Internet, writing letters to foreign
friends, etc.).
7. I try to do homework or study
English together with someone.
8. When I write or speak in English, I
use words and structures that we
have recently learnt.
9. I read aloud to improve my
pronunciation.
10. When we do speak activities in the
English class, I try to participate as
much as I can.
11. When I hear someone speak in
English, I make an effort to see what
I can understand.
12. On my own initiative, I look up
dictionaries and textbooks to learn
new words and sentences.
13. I pay attention to the errors that I
make when I write or speak in
English.
14. I do exercises, sentences or
dictations to practice on my own.
15. I do other more creative things to
practice English
16. . I try to remember words,
expressions and sentences from
songs, movies, readings, etc.

A B C D E F
17. At home I make lists of words and I
study them.
18. I write down the word as it sounds or
make some sort of annotation to
remember its pronunciation.
19. On my own initiative I write the
translation next to the word I would
like to learn.
20. I relate the English word with other
words that are written or sound in a
similar way
21. I write down the word together with
an example sentence.
22. I create my own dictionary.
23. I relate the word in English with an
image, a drawing or a scheme.
24. I repeat the words out loud several
times.

A B C D E F
25. I write summaries or outlines of the
structures that we are learning.
26. I review the structures mentally or
out loud.
27. When the structures are similar to
Catalan or Spanish, I translate them
to learn them.
28. I write down the structures that I
would like to learn.
29. I memorize example sentences in
order to remember some grammar
points.

A B C D E F
30. Before I start reading, I look at what
the text is about.
31. While I read a text, I translate it
mentally.
32. I try hard to understand the text word
by word.
33. I relate what I know about the topic
with what the text is about.
34. I try to guess by drawing
relationships with Catalan, Spanish
or other words in English

A B C D E F
35. Before I start writing, I first think
about what I want to say
36. First I write the text in Catalan and
then I translate it.
37. I pay attention to the grammar when
I write.
38. I write new sentences based on
structures or set phrases that I have
memorized.
39. I look up the textbook and use
sentences that are similar to the ones
there.
40. I only use easy words and structures,
which I know for sure that are
correct.
41. I reread what I have written before I
go on writing.
42. I review what I have written
carefully.

A B C D E F
43. Before speaking, I think what I want
to say in my mother tongue and then
I translate it.
44. . Before speaking, I think what I am
going to say in English.
45. I listen with attention.
46. I pay attention to intonation.
47. I try to translate what is being said to
me at the very moment
48. When I talk, I use English words that
I have heard in songs or in class.
49. I speak slowly to be better
understood.
50. When I speak, I pay attention to the
grammar I use.
PART 3. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
The questionnaire has several sections and a number of items. For each item,
choose the option that best represents what you do according to this scale:

1(Strongly Agree) 2(Agree) 3(I don’t know)

4(Disagree) 5(Strongly disagree)

I. Impact of Exposure to English Language on Language Acquisition

5 4 3 2 1
1. Practicing English language outside
the classroom in many
contexts improves my English
language level.
2. Having more exposure to English
language develops my
proficiency in English language
3. Doing English homework assignments
and project work
expands my English language.
4. Encouraging myself to speak English
even when I am afraid
of making a mistake.
5. Exposing to English language helps
me to get good marks in
exams and a good job.
6. Watching English TV programmes,
videos, or movies
facilitates English language
acquisition.
7. Watching a lot of English TV
programmes, videos, or
movies without subtitles in my own
language helps me to
understand English language better.
8. Using social media (Facebook,
Whatsapp, Twitter,
Instagram ...) facilitates English
language acquisition.
9. Surfing the internet helps me in
learning English language
10. Communicating in English outside the
classroom makes
English language acquisition easy.
11. Using English in real life situations
increases my English
fluency
12. Travelling to English speaking
 countries develops English
language acquisition.
13. Applying variety of techniques in the
classroom by the
teacher increases language
acquisition.

II. Impact of exposure to English language on developing the four language

skills
5 4 3 2 1
1. Listening to English programmes and
songs helps me to
understand English language better.
2. Listening to English programmes and
songs improves my
English pronunciation.
3. Talking face to face with English
native speakers is
beneficial and enjoyable.
4. Talking on the phone with English
native speakers
increases my English proficiency.
5. Talking with English native speakers
helps me to overcome
my grammatical errors.
6. Reading English books, magazines
and newspapers
increases my reading speed.
7. Reading English books, magazines
and newspapers
improves my vocabulary and spelling.
8. Writing emails and research in
English assists me to write
in an organized way and neat
handwriting.
9. Writing down the new words I pick
up when watching TV
or using the Internet, helps me to
speak English fluently.

Thank you and God bless!