Section A: Personal Information 1. Gender a. Male b. Female 2. Race a. Malay b. Chinese c. Indian d. Others (please specify)________________________________ 3. Age a. 13 b. 14 c. 15 d. 16 e. 17 f. 18 g. 19 4.

Are you a hostel student or living with your family? a. Hostel b. Family c. Others (Please specify)________________________________________ 5. Do you know how to talk in English? a. Yes b. No 6. Do you talk with others in English? a. Yes (Proceed to Section B) b. No (Proceed to Section C) Section B: Functions 1. What do you think of English? a. Good b. Bad 2. What is your English proficiency level? a. Excellent b. Good c. Average d. Poor 3. When do you usually use English? a. Morning b. Afternoon c. Evening d. Night 4. Where do you use English? a. Home b. School c. Tuition centres d. Others (please specify)________________________________

5. What are the topics that you mostly talk in English? a. Entertainment b. Studies c. Current issues d. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 6. Who do you usually talk in English? a. Teachers b. Family c. Friends d. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 7. In what occasion do you usually use English as a medium of communication? a. Study b. Socialising c. Formality d. Others (please specify)________________________________ 8. Why do you use English as a medium of communication? a. To improve English proficiency level b. For fun c. For future references d. Others (please specify)________________________________ 9. How do you learn to talk in English? a. Imitating others b. Translating mother tongue into English c. By grammar d. Others (Please specify)_________________________________ 10. How do you improve your level of proficiency in English? a. Reading b. Television /Radio c. Communicating with others d. Others (Please Specify)________________________________ 10. How do you feel when you talk in English? e. Confident f. Ordinary g. Weak h. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 11. In what kind of environment are you most uncomfortable to talk in English? a. Being observed b. With teachers/ friends/ family c. During study d. Others (Please specify)________________________________

12. In what kind of environment are you most comfortable to talk in English? a. Among friends b. Using the phone c. With teachers d. Others (Please specify)_________________________________ Section C: Function 1. What do you think of English a. Good b. Bad 2. Why do you do not talk in English? a. Poor command of language b. Low encouragement from peers/ family c. Not interested d. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 3. What language do you usually use to talk with others? a. Native language b. Mixed language 4. What level do you think your English is? a. Excellent b. Average c. Weak d. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 5. In your opinion, is English a difficult language? a. Yes b. No 6. Why do you think English is difficult to communicate? a. Weak in vocabulary b. The complex rules c. Difficulty in understanding the language d. Others (please specify)________________________________ 7. How do you feel when you talk in English? a. Confident b. Weak c. Dumb d. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 8. What do you do to improve your English? a. Nothing b. Reading c. Joining discussions d. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 9. What do you find the most difficult to talk in English? a. Structure

b. Vocabulary c. Meaning d. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 10. Are you more comfortable talking in English alone or with a friend? a. Alone b. With friends c. Both 11. In what kind of environment are you most uncomfortable to talk in English? a. Being observed b. With teachers/ friends/ family c. During study d. Others (Please specify)________________________________ 12. In what kind of environment are you most comfortable to talk in English? a. Among friends b. Using the phone c. With teachers d. Others (Please specify)_________________________________ Section E: Comments and Suggestions 1. Tell us what you think about the English language? Why? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 2. What is your opinion in using English to talk with others? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 3. Do you prefer using your native language or English to talk with others? Why? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 4. Please give any suggestions or comments ______________________________________________________

Instruction (Group) Conduct an oral discussion with a group of three students and rate the students according to the scheme given Each interview lasts for a period of 5 to 10 minutes 12345 Excellent Good Average Below average Poor Questions Informal 1. What is your name? 2. Describe your day. 3. Tell me about yourself? a. Interests b. Family c. Others 4. What do you think of the school? 5. What do you plan to do after school? Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Formal 1. Do you like English? 2. Do you like to talk in English? Why? 3. What do you think about your English? 4. What language do you use to talk with other people? Why? Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Instruction (Individual) Conduct an oral discussion with a student and rate the student according to the scheme given Each interview lasts for a period of 5 to 10 minutes 12345 Excellent Good Average Below average Poor Questions Informal 6. What is your name? 7. Describe your day. 8. Tell me about yourself? a. Interests

b. Family c. Others 9. What do you think of the school? 10. What do you plan to do after school? Student 1 Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Formal 5. Do you like English? 6. Do you like to talk in English? Why? 7. What do you think about your English? 8. What language do you use to talk with other people? Why? Student 1 Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4