Sample survey – courtesy of English Professor Barry Hicks
Name______
Semester______
ENGLISH 51 STUDENT SURVEY
Answer the following questions as completely as you can. Your answers will help me make this course better.
1.Is this your first time taking this course? Yes___No___
If not, is this your second time? ____Third? ____
Which English 51 instructors have you had? ______
2.What other English courses have you taken?
English 42 (Reading)____ Instructor ______
English 43 (Paragraph)____Instructor ______
English 56 (Reading)____Instructor ______
3.Have you taken any ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
classes? ____Which ones? 19___ 20___ 21___ 22___
30___ 31___ 32___ 40___
4.How long has it been since you took your last English class?
Last summer___Last semester___One year___ Two years___
More than two years___
5.What other English instructors at CityCollege have you had?
Name______Course______
Name______Course______
Name______Course______
6.Is English your native (first) language? Yes___No___
If not, what is your native (first) language? ______
7.What other languages do you speak? ______
8.What language do you speak at home? ______
9.Where and when did you graduate from high school?
______
10.What are some of your weaknesses in English?
Verb tenses_____Vocabulary______Fragments______
Run-ons______Pronouns______Prepositions_____
Writing in general______Other______
11.Do you like to write? Yes___No___
If not, why not? ______
If yes, what kinds of things do you like to write?
______
12.Do you like to read? Yes___No___
If so, what kinds of books do you like to read?
______
13.If you answered yes to No. 12, what are some of your favorite books?
______
14.What is the longest book you have read?
______
15.Do you like to play video games? Yes___No___
If so, which games? ______
16.Do you keep a journal? Yes___ No___
If so, how often do you write in it? ______
17.What kinds of music do you like? ______
18.Who are some of your favorite performers or groups?
______
19.What are some of your favorite movies? ______
______
20.Do you like to watch TV? Yes___ No___
21.What are some of your favorite TV shows? ______
______
22.Do you have a computer at home? Yes___ No___
23.Is there anything I should know about you that will help me teach you
better? ______
______
______
______
24.What are the major parts of an essay? (If you don’t know, just write
“I don’t know.”) ______
______
(You don’t have to answer the following two questions. They could be important if I need to contact you for any reason. For instance, sometimes
students leave their purses, notebooks, books, jackets, or other articles in class. At times I need to contact students about missing assignments or attendance. I will not share this information with anyone else.)
25.What is your e-mail address? ______
26.What is your phone number? ______
Thanks! Let’s have a great semester!