LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY OPEN LANGUAGE PROGRAMME

Students’ experience of weblearn among French beginners and post-beginners

The objective of this questionnaire is to collect data on how you use weblearn and what you think of it in
order to improve our provision to you. In addition, this project is conducted as part of my thesis for the
professional doctorate in education at Greenwich University. I have gained permission from the OLP
director and relevant teaching staff to circulate this questionnaire and it has also been approved by the
Research and Ethics Committee at Greenwich University.

I am aware that this questionnaire may look quite long. However, it has been piloted and, on average, it
has taken approximately 10 minutes to complete.

All completed questionnaires will be kept securely and appropriate coding will be used to guarantee the
anonymity of all students, lecturers and teaching groups. Section 1 will be used for data gathering
purposes only, and will not serve to identify any individuals. Data may be used anonymously for
presentations at conferences and publications.

By filling in this questionnaire, you recognise that:

- You have read and understood this cover page

- You had had the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the project with the researcher
- You have received satisfactory answers to all your questions
- You have received enough information to understand the purpose of this study and to decide whether to
participate
- You have been given the option not to participate (without being asked why)
- You have been given the option to leave out any question which you did not wish to answer (without
being asked why)
- You agree to participate in this data gathering activity

For phase 2 of my data collection, I would like to conduct some follow-up interviews with
volunteers. Days/times will be agreed with participants. If you are interested in taking
part, tick the box [ ] and write clearly your email address or mobile number here.

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Nathalie Ticheler
Language Centre Coordinator
Module leader for French beginners 1 and 2
n.ticheler@londonmet.ac.uk
1.1 Which French module are you currently enrolled on? Tick one only.

Beginners (Stage 1 Module 1) 1 Post-beginners (Stage 1 Module 2) 2

1.2 What is your status in connection with this module? Tick one only.

You are an undergraduate student from the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Languages and Education and 1
this module is part of your degree (one of your 4 modules)
You are an undergraduate student from the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Languages and Education and 2
you take this module as a 5th module
You are an undergraduate student from another faculty and this module is part of your degree 3
(one of your 4 modules). Specify faculty: ___________________________
You are an undergraduate student from another faculty and you take this module as a 5 th module. 4
Specify faculty: _______________________________
You are a postgraduate student from this university, doing this module for free. Indicate your main 5
course programme: ______________________________________________
You are a member of the general public enrolled at London Met for this module only (external) 6

You are a member of staff from this university. Indicate if you belong to academic or 7
professional services: ___________________

1.3 What is your gender?

Male 1 Female 2

1.4 How old were you at your last birthday? Tick one only.

Under 20 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35+
1 2 3 4 5

2. How would you rate your experience of using weblearn for self-study (in connection with
French)? Tick one only.

very satisfied quite satisfied just ok not very satisfied not satisfied at all
1 2 3 4 5

Please indicate the reason(s) for giving this grade.

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3. How confident do you feel in your ability to use weblearn? Tick one only

very confident quite confident just ok not very confident not confident at all
1 2 3 4 5

Please make relevant comments here.

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4. What do you like most about weblearn (in connection with French)?
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5. What do you like least about weblearn (in connection with French)?
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6. Read the following statement and indicate your views by ticking one box only.

“Weblearn is now part of the routine in my French lessons”

< -- Totally agree --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totally disagree

1 2 3 4 5

7. Read the following statement and indicate your views by ticking one only.

“I would like to get some tips on how to use weblearn for self-study.”

< -- Totally agree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Totally disagree

1 2 3 4 5

Please indicate here what form of support you would like to get in this area.
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8. How user-friendly do you find the layout of the weblearn home page for your French
module? Tick one only.

very quite just ok not very not at all

1 2 3 4 5

Please make any relevant comments here.

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9. How satisfied are you with the contents of the folders on the French home page? Tick one only.

very quite just ok not very not at all

1 2 3 4 5

Please make any relevant comments here.

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10. In the homework folder, how satisfied are you with the following? Tick one only.
(1 is the highest; and 5, the lowest)

epacks 1 2 3 4 5 1
BBC links 1 2 3 4 5 2
suggested written activities 1 2 3 4 5 3

Please make any relevant comments here.

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11. In total, how long do you normally spend per week on weblearn for self-study
(in connection with French)? Tick one only.

Less than 1 hour 1

At least 1 hour, but less than 2 2
At least 2 hours, but less than 3 3
At least 3 hours, but less than 4 4
4 hours or more 5

12. How often do you look at the announcements on weblearn in your own time? Tick one only.

Very often Quite often Fairly regularly Once in a while Never

1 2 3 4 5

13. Did you complete any of the collaborative learning activities (like blogs) presented on
weblearn? Tick one only.

All of them Some of them None of them

1 2 3

Why / Why not ?

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14. Did you submit any of the written activities presented in the homework folder on
weblearn? Tick one only.

All of them Some of them None of them

1 2 3

Why / Why not ?

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15. In the homework folder, which activities do you complete more often? Tick one only.
(1 is the highest; and 5, the lowest)

epacks 1 2 3 4 5 1
BBC links 1 2 3 4 5 2
suggested written activities 1 2 3 4 5 3

16. Do you take notes when you work on weblearn for French ? Tick one only.

always usually sometimes rarely never

1 2 3 4 5
17. When you work on weblearn for French, do you use any extra materials? Tick all that apply.

none 1
your own lecture notes 2
coursebook set for this module 3
other coursebooks 4
dictionaries 5
grammar books and similar (verb tables etc...) 6
CDs or CDROMs 7
other ___________________________________________ 8

18. Are you interested in the following on weblearn? Tick all that apply.

getting information on the online calendar 1

getting information by email 2

taking part in online quizzes and surveys 3

submitting assignments online 4

using discussion boards 5

None of the above 6

Thank you very much for filling in this questionnaire.