Students Questionnaire

Dear Students
The questionnaire at hand aims at investigating teachers turnallocation behaviour in speaking classes and its possible effects on
learners involvement and level of participation.

Your answers and

personal opinions will be of great assistance in gathering data and they

will be treated anonymously and confidentially. So, would you, please, tick
in the boxes that best correspond to your answer or write down your
response when a blank space is provided. Thank you in advance for your
cooperation.
1. How would you describe your level in English?
Good
Average
Bellow average
2. How often do you participate in speaking classes?
Always

Often

Sometimes

Never
3. How often are you given opportunities to speak in speaking
classes?
Always

Often

Sometimes

Never
4. How often are you, students, given opportunities to guide
classroom talk?
Always

Often

Sometimes

Never
5. Do you have to raise your hand before speaking?
Yes

No

6. How often do you speak without asking permission from your

teacher?
Always

Often

Sometimes

Never

7. What is your teachers reaction if you ever volunteer to speak

without raising your hand?

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8. How often are you given opportunities to select one of your
peers to speak after your contribution?
Always

Often

Sometimes

Never
9. When are you given opportunities to select peers as next
speakers? (You can tick more than one)
During group work
During discussions
During presentations
Other

(s):

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10. How often does your teacher ask you to speak even when you
do not volunteer?
Always
Never

Often

Sometimes

11. When your teacher asks you to speak involuntarily, you:

Speak readily
Speak but reluctantly
Do not speak at all
12. How does your teacher usually nominate you to speak? (You
can tick more than one)
Calling you by name
Using gestures
Gazing at you
Nodding the head
Other(s):

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13. How does your oral expression teacher elicit responses from
you? (You can tick more than one)
Making a statement and asking you to agree or disagree
Asking you to display previously learnt knowledge
Asking you to express your opinion
Asking you to reflect and expand on your answer
14. What kind of questions you feel more comfortable to answer?
Questions seeking previously learnt knowledge
Questions seeking your opinions
15. What are the best strategies your oral expression teacher can
use to encourage you to participate? (You can tick more than one)

Calling you by surname/first name individually

Inviting other peers to ask you a question
Allowing you to self-select (speaking without raising your hand)
Other(s):

Thank you, again, for the thought, time, and effort you have
put into completing this questionnaire.