Pinyin Tutor User's Survey

Please take a moment to fill out the User's Survey.

I. Pinyin Tutor User's Language Background

User ID: Age: Gender: School:

1. Which elementary Chinese course you have taken before? (check all that apply)

Elementary Chinese I Elementary Chinese II None Other (please specify):

2. What level of school are you in currently?

Level: Other (please specify):

3. What is/are your native language(s)? (Please specify the Chinese dialect, e.g. Cantonese, Hukanese, if applicable.)

4. What are other languages you have studied or have been exposed to?

Language

Number of years studied / exposure

Example: Chinese 1 year

5. What is/are your mother's native language(s)? (Please specify the Chinese dialect, e.g. Cantonese, Hukanese, if applicable.)

6. What is/are your father's native language(s)? (Please specify the Chinese dialect, e.g. Cantonese, Hukanese, if applicable.)

7. How often do you use Chinese outside the school?

	none	less than 1 hr	1-3 hrs	3+ hrs
TV/DVD/movies/video games
Internet
Chinese speaking friends/relatives
Chinese tutor
Conversation course/club
Other

8. How much time do you spend on Chinese homework assignments each week?

none less than 1 hr 1-3 hrs 3+ hrs

9. Beyond homework, how much extra time do you spend on reviewing Chinese course materials each week?

none less than 1 hr 1-3 hrs 3+ hrs

10. Please check the one to indicate the level of your Chinese skills:

11. Where do you usually complete the online Pinyin dictation assignments?

Home Language lab Computer cluster or library Other

12. Usually how do you complete your Pinyin dictation assignments?

I always finish the assignment in one block of time.
I take some breaks while doing the assignment.

II. Pinyin tutor evaluation
Please check the one to indicate if you agree with the statements about Pinyin tutor:

	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neutral	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
1.I'm satisfied with the overall quality of the Pinyin Tutor.
2.The descriptions of feedback are clear.
3.The Chinese syllables are clearly pronounced.
4.The Chinese words in each training session are too easy.
5.I believe my listening skill in Chinese has improved through the Pinyin dictation exercises.
6.I believe my ability to spell Pinyin has improved through the Pinyin dictation exercises.
7.I believe now it takes me shorter time to spell out the Pinyin than I did when first started.
8. I believe my ability to read aloud Pinyin spellings have been improved.

III. Suggestions for improvement

1. The Pinyin Tutor's strongest points are:

2. The Pinyin Tutor's weakest points are:

3. Some things I would like to see added to the Pinyin Tutor are:

4. Additional comments:

Thank you for taking the survey! Click the "Submit" button to submit the survey after completion.

Language	Number of years studied / exposure
Example: Chinese	1 year