Language Orientation Questionnaire
We would like to ask you to help us by answering the following questions concerning foreign language learning. This is not a test so
there are no "right" or "wrong" answers and you don't even have to write your name on it. We are interested in your personal opinion.
Please give your answers sincerely as only this will guarantee the success of the investigation. Thank you very much for your help.
I. In the following section we would like you to answer some questions by simply giving marks from 1 to 5.
5 = very much, 4 = quite a lot, 3 = so-so, 2 = not really, 1 = not at all.
For example, if you like "hamburgers" very much, "bean soup" not very much, and "spinach" not at all, write this:
hamburgers bean soup spinach
How much do you like these foods? 5 2 1
Please put one (and only one) whole number in each box and don't leave out any of them. Thanks.
5 = very much, 4 = quite a lot, 3 = so-so, 2 = not really, 1 = not at all.
German French Russian English Italian
1.How much do you like these languages?
2.How much do you think knowing these languages would help
you to become a more knowledgeable person?
3.How important do you think these languages are in the world
these days?
4.How important do you think learning these languages is in
order to learn more about the culture and art of its
speakers?
5.How much effort are you prepared to expend in learning
these languages?
6.How much do you think knowing these languages would help
you when travelling abroad in the future?
7.How much do you think knowing these languages would help
your future career?
8.How well does your mother speak these languages?
9.How well does your father speak these languages?
10.How much would you like to become similar to the people
who speak these languages?
5 = very much, 4 = quite a lot, 3 = so-so, 2 = not really, 1 = not at all.
France England Russia Germany USA Italy
11.How much would you like to travel to these
countries?
12.How rich and developed do you think these countries
are?
13.How important a role do you think these countries
play in the world?
14.How much do you like meeting foreigners from
these countries?
15.How much do you like the films made in these
countries? (Write 0 if you don't know them.)
16.How much do you like the TV programmes made in
these countries? (Write 0 if you don't know
them.)
17.How much do you like the people who live in these
countries?
18.How often do you see films/TV programmes made
in these countries?
19.How much do you like the magazines made in these
countries? (Write 0 if you don't know them.)
20.How often do you meet foreigners (e.g. in the street,
restaurants, public places) coming from these
countries?
21.How much do you like the pop music of these
countries? (Write 0 if you don't know it.)
Have you put a number in each box? Thank you!
II. Now there are going to be statements some people agree with and some people don't. We would like to know to what extent they
describe your own feelings or situation. After each statement you'll find five boxes. Please put an 'X' in the box which best expresses
how true the statement is about your feelings or situation. For example, if you like skiing very much, put an 'X' in the last box:
Not at all Not really Partly true Mostly Absolutely
true true partly true true
untrue
I like skiing very much. X
There are no good or bad answers - we are interested in your personal opinion.
Not at all Not really Partly true Mostly Absolutely
true true partly untrue true true
22.I am sure I will be able to learn a foreign
language well.
23.I think I am the type who would feel anxious
and ill at ease if I had to speak to someone
in a foreign language.
24.People around me tend to think that it is a good
thing to know foreign languages.
25.I don't think that foreign languages are
important school subjects.
26.I often watch satellite programmes on TV.
27.My parents do not consider foreign languages
important school subjects.
28.Learning foreign languages makes me fear that I
will feel less Hungarian because of it.
29.Learning a foreign language is a difficult task.
III. Finally, please answer these few personal questions.
30. If you could choose, which foreign languages would you choose to learn next year at school (or work)? Please mark three
languages in order of importance.
1)....................
2)....................
3)....................
31. Underline which sex you are: boy girl
32. What foreign language(s) are you learning at school? ......................................................................
33. Have you learnt any foreign languages outside school? ....................................................................
34. If yes, which ones? ...............................................................................................................
35. At what age did you start learning a foreign language? ....................................................................
36. Have you ever been abroad for longer than six months (e.g. when your parents worked there)? .................
37. If yes, where? .......................................................................................................................
