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Appendix A Pre-Test Questionnaire (Adapted from Arnold, 2002, based on Horwitz, Horwitz & Cope, 1986) Group #: ____________ SECTION I: Please provide some demographic information about yourself. 1. Gender: _____ Male _____ Female 2. Age: _____ 3. Major: _______________________________ 4. What grade did you get in your previous Spanish class? ___ A ___ B ___ C ___ D or F ___ N/A 5. Have you ever learned any other foreign language(s) other than Spanish? _____ No _____ Yes If so, please specify which other language(s): _______________________ 6. Have you ever spent a longer period <strong>of</strong> time around native speakers <strong>of</strong> Spanish where you spoke Spanish on a regular basis? _____ No _____ Yes If yes, please specify the length <strong>of</strong> that period: ______________________ 7. Do you consider yourself a heritage speaker/learner <strong>of</strong> Spanish or a non-heritage speaker/learner? NOTE: For this study, a heritage speaker/learner is defined as someone who grew up in a home where the Spanish language was spoken; you may not even speak Spanish, but you might understand it. A non-heritage speaker/learner is defined as someone who did not grow up in a home where the Spanish language was spoken; you may have studied Spanish before in school, but you were not around the language while growing up. _____ Heritage speaker/learner _____ Non-Heritage Speaker/Learner 8. _____ If Spanish is your native/first language please check here. 9. How <strong>of</strong>ten do you use computers? _____ Daily _____ Several times a week _____ Several times a month _____ Rarely _____ Never 10. For what purposes to you use computers? Check all that apply. _____ School _____ Work _____ Entertainment/Fun FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND CMC 59
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