5. Case study
5.3. Methodological choices
5.3.1. Questionnaire structure and content
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EEDS ANALYSIS OF SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH A MIGRATORY BACKGROUND Name and surname (facultative):Age:
Sex: m □ f □ Country:
Spoken languages:
Date:
Questionnaire objectives: The aim is to identify the linguistic needs of the analysed learners, in order to allow the teacher to realize a didactic course focused on the fulfilment of such needs.
Instructions: Please pay attention while reading the following questions and put a cross on the left of the chosen answer.
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A. LEARNER’S ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1. I have been studying Italian for:
- Less than 6 months
- More than 6 months (included) but less than one year - 1 year
- 2 years or more 2. In my country I have been studying:
- never
- less than 6 years
- more than 6 years (included) but less than 12 years - 12 years or more
3. In language classes what I most enjoy is:
- talking during dialogues, role-plays or authentic conversations
- reading books or authentic material - listening to audio files or songs
- writing letters, e-mails or short messages
4. I find it more difficult:
- to speak Italian fluently
- to practice reading comprehension - to practice listening comprehension - To write in Italian
B. SELF-PERCEPTION
5. I keep thinking that the other students are better at languages than I am STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
6. I keep thinking that my classmates are smarter than I am
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
7. I find it easy to speak Italian
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
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8. I worry about making mistakes in language classes
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
9. It embarrasses me to speak Italian in front of other students
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
C. PERCEPTION OF YOUR OWN CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES
10. I think that my own culture and religion are better than others
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
11. I am proud to be Senegalese/Gambian/Pakistani…
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
12. I think that Italian culture and traditions are different from mine
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
13. I am worried about losing my personal identity
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
14. I am worried about forgetting my own culture and traditions
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
D. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS
15. I have a lot of friends
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
16. I enjoy being alone
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
17. I trust my teacher
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
18. I fit in with my classmates
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
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19. I am afraid that other students will laugh at me when I speak a foreign language STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
E. MOTIVATION
20. I study Italian for professional reasons
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
21. I like Italian language and culture
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
22. I am forced to study but I do not like it
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
23. I would like to learn Italian in order to feel less “different”
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
24. I would like to learn Italian in order to communicate with native people and integrate myself into the Italian community
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
25. I study Italian because I would like to be able to share my experience and express my feelings
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
F. SELF-NARRATION
26. I find it interesting to discover the culture and traditions of other countries STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE 27. I find it interesting to listen to other people’s experience
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
28. I feel ashamed when I am asked to talk about my experience
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
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STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
30. I always listen when my friends are talking
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
31. I feel sorry when other people do not listen to what I am saying
STRONGLY AGREE NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE DISAGREE
Note: in the following questions you can choose either one or more answers
32. I like sharing my thoughts and feelings with:
- my friends - my classmates - people I don’t know
33. When somebody asks me to talk about my country it makes me:
- happy - angry - sad
- other: _____________
G. FUTURE MIGRATION PROJECTS
34. In the future I would like to:
- stay in Italy forever - go to another country - go back to my country
Thank you!
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As already mentioned in the previous paragraphs, the questionnaire is divided into seven different topics, in order to deal with all the elements that I consider essentials for the analysis of language needs and the following planning of didactic activities. In this section, I briefly describe the subjects of interest.
a. Learner’s academic experience: referring to the past schooling experience of the participants. In order to identify the activities which could best satisfy the language needs of the participants, a further investigation of their attitudes towards the language skills is required.
b. Self-perception: referring to the level of self-esteem and self-confidence of the students. Dealing with self-narration, it is highly important to evaluate psychological aspects which might condition the expression of the participants’ thoughts and feelings.
c. Perception of one’s culture and others’ cultures: referring to the awareness of different cultural systems and the relativization of one’s culture-related values. In a multilingual and multicultural context, it is essential to promote a conscious and respectful atmosphere among students from different countries and with different cultures, values and traditions.
d. Relationship with others: referring to the personality of the subjects. The focus is set on the relationship with teachers and classmates, as the main requisite for expressing oneself is without a doubt trustiness.
e. Motivation: referring to the different components of motivation that lie behind the learning process. Extrinsic, intrinsic, instrumental and integrative motivations are investigated.
f. Self-narration: referring to the possibility and the desire of the participants of exposing themselves. A particular attention is paid to the feelings that might emerge when recalling a troubled experience. It represents the focus of my analysis.
g. Future migration projects: referring to the future objectives of the participants. Such topic is constituted by a single question, since it supplements the motivation section and allow us to have a clearer overview of the examined context.
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