Postgraduate Use of English at Dhurakij Pundit University/Appendix B: The Questionnaire

Part 1: Respondents' Personal Details
My program is (Please mark X) …….MBA………DBA.

I am (Please mark X)

___ 20-25 years old ___ 26-30 years old ___ 31-35 years old ___ 39-40 years old ___ 40 years old or above

I have been studying at this university for … (Please mark X) ___ less than 1 year ___ 1-2 years ____ 2-3 years ____ 3-5 years

Gender: ___ Male ___ Female

Which organization are you working for? ___ owner of a business ___ civil servant ___ Private company ___ state enterprise ___ teacher/lecturer (Private) ___ teacher/lecturer (Government) ___ student (not working yet) Others (Please specify)__________________________________

How frequent do you use English in your workplace? (Choose one answer only) ___ Never (0% ___ Rarely (1-20%) ___ Sometimes (21-50%) ___ Often (51-80%) ___ Always (81-100%)

Have you ever been overseas to participate in a training or an educational program? ___YES (If Yes), which country(ies)_____________________ Length of Stay:_______ ___ NO.

Have you ever been overseas to learn a foreign language? ___ YES If YES, which countries: _____________________________ Length of stay: ___________________________ ___ NO.

Part 2: Self-Conception
To you, what are the key qualifications for a Thai academic in the field of business administration? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

Do you consider yourself an academic in business administration? Why/Why not? _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
 * This study defines the term ‘the academic community in business administration’ as a group of individuals, including graduate students (MBA & DBA), lecturers, researchers, business people, academics in the field of business administration or related fields, be they in the governmental or private sector.

______________________________________________________________________________
 * Do you consider yourself part of the Thai academic community of business administration? Why/Why not?

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 * Why is having English skills and ability is necessary for Thai academics in the field of business administration?


 * Please evaluate your own English ability and skills by marking X in the box.

Listening ___ Very Weak ___ Weak ___ Fair ___ Good ___ Very Good

Speaking ___ Very Weak ___ Weak ___ Fair ___ Good ___ Very Good

Reading ___ Very Weak ___ Weak ___ Fair ___ Good ___ Very Good

Writing ___ Very Weak ___ Weak ___ Fair ___ Good ___ Very Good

Globally (In General) ___ Very Weak ___ Weak ___ Fair ___ Good ___ Very Good Your English grade at DPU is (Please mark X) ___ A ____ B ____ C ____ D ____ F ____ S ____ U ____ Haven't commence the course

(Note: This question is optional.)

Which of the following skills is considered your weakest? (Choose only one). ___ Listening ___ Speaking ___ Reading ___ Writing

___ Listening ___ Speaking ___ Reading ___ Writing
 * Which of the following skills is considered your best (strongest)? (Choose only one).

___ Never (0%) ___ Rarely (1-20%) ___ Sometimes (21-50%) ___ Often (51-80%) ___ Always (81-100%)
 * How often do you use English in your study (Choose only one)?

___ Never (0%) ___ Rarely (1-20%) ___ Sometimes (21-50%) ___ Often (51-80%) ___ Always (81-100%)
 * How often do you use English in your academic community (Choose only one)?

Part 3: English Use Within the Academic Community

 * For each of the given items, please select one of the five options that best represents your experience. The five options are: (1) Never (0%), Rarely (1-20%), (3) Sometimes(21-50%), (4) Often(51-80%), and (5) Always (81-100%).

อนึ่ง คำถามเหล่านี้เป็นคำถามเกี่ยวกับการใช้ภาษาอังกฤษของท่านนับตั้งแต่การเข้ามาศึกษา ณ มหาวิทยาลัยธุรกิจบัณฑิตย์นี้เท่านั้น

___ ไม่เคยเลย ___ นานๆ ครั้ง _____เป็นบางครั้ง ______ ค่อนข้างบ่อย _______ เป็นประจำ
 * Listening Skills

Part 4: Perceived Problems in English use
โปรดเลือกตอบว่าท่านเห็นด้วยหรือไม่เห็นด้วยมากน้อยเพียงใด ทำเครื่องหมาย X ลงในช่องที่กำหนดให้

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Unsure	Agree	Strongly Agree

Part 5: Perceived Coping Ability (To solve their language problems)

 * ท่านมีวิธีจัดการกับปัญหาในการใช้ภาษาอังกฤษของท่านอย่างไร โปรดทำเครื่องหมาย X ลงในช่องที่ตรงกับการรับรู้ของท่านเกี่ยวกับความสามารถในการจัดการกับปัญหาในการใช้ภาษาอังกฤษของท่านเอง
 * อนึ่ง คำถามเหล่านี้เป็นคำถามเกี่ยวกับการรับรู้ความสามารถในการจัดการกับปัญหาในการใช้ภาษาอังกฤษของท่านนับตั้งแต่การเข้ามาศึกษาที่ มหาวิทยาลัยธุรกิจบัณฑิตย์

Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Unsure	Agree	Strongly Agree

Strongly Disagree    Disagree     Unsure      Agree       Strongly Agree
 * Listening Skills