This document is a questionnaire from researchers at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities who are conducting a study on the difficulties that English speakers face in learning Vietnamese personal pronouns. It contains an introduction to the topic and an 11 question survey for participants to complete in order to provide information about their experience learning Vietnamese pronouns, including how long they have studied Vietnamese, what aspects of pronouns are most difficult, and how comfortable they are using pronouns in conversations.
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Questionaire
1. Hello! We from the Department of English Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and
Humanities are doing a research on โTHE DIFFICULTIES OF PEOPLE FROM ENGLISH SPEAKING
COUNTRIES IN LEARNING VIETNAMESE PERSONAL PRONOUNS.โ The following is our questionnaire and
we would appreciate if you can help us by answering the survey and interview to the best of your
knowledge.
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Please circle answers you choose.
1. How long have you studied Vietnamese?
a. Less than 1 year
b. From 1 year to 2 years
c. More than 2 years
2. How difficult do you think it is to learn Vietnamese personal pronouns?
Not difficult Very difficult
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3. What is the percentage of your correct use of Vietnamese personal pronouns in daily
conversation?
a. 75%-100%
b. 50%-75%
c. Less than 50%
4. When learning Vietnamese personal pronouns, which aspects are the most difficult? (You may
choose more than 1 answer)
a. Gender
b. Difference between father-side and mother-side
c. Kinship term
d. Categories of politeness
e. Social status
2. f. Others: โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ
5. What affects your choice of using Vietnamese personal pronouns in conversation? (You may
choose more than 1 answer)
a. Gender
b. Difference between father-side and mother-side
c. Kinship term
d. Categories of politeness
e. Social status
f. Others: โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ
3. 6. How do you react when someone asks you personal questions (e.g.: about your age, your
marriage status, your birth orderโฆ) in Vietnamese?
a. Refuse to answer
b. Answer but feel uncomfortable
c. Answer comfortably
d. Others : โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ..
7. Do you know why someone asks you personal questions in Vietnamese?
a. They are curious.
b. Small talk.
c. They want to choose the right personal pronoun to communicate.
d. Others: โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ..
8. In Vietnam, people from different areas use different personal pronouns (e.g. cha/b /ba/tรญa,แป
m /mรก/m /uโฆ) Do you find any difficulty to interpreting these personal pronouns?แบน แปฃ
a. Yes
b. No
If you choose โYesโ, please continue with the question 9. If you choose โNoโ, please continue
with question 10.
9. How much do you understand these personal pronouns?
a. I totally understand.
b. I understand but Iโm still a little bit confused.
c. I cannot understand.
10. Do you have any other difficulties in learning Vietnamese personal pronouns?
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11. Would you please respond to our interview about learning Vietnamese personal pronouns?
a. Yes, of course.
b. No, I think thatโs enough for me.
5. INTERVIEW
Question 1:
In the many books our group have read, there are 36 personal pronouns in Vietnamese and
there are 13 personal pronouns. Therefore, do you encounter any problem when making a
conversation in Vietnamese? (e.g. you think too much about the personal pronouns to produce
a sentenceโฆ)
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Question 2:
When you donโt know which personal pronouns is suitable to use in a conversation, what do you
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Question 3:
The Vietnamese have a habit of often asking others about their age, their marriage status, or
their birth order to avoid disrespect. Is it different from your country? Would you follow these
habits when using Vietnamese to communicate with others?
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7. Question 4:
An English personal pronoun can be interpreted with many different Vietnamese personal
pronouns (e.g. You => B n/Anh/Ch /Em/รng/Bร โฆ) If you need to translate an English sentenceแบก แป
to Vietnamese sentence, how do you choose correct Vietnamese personal pronoun?
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Question 5:
Do you have any interesting memories when studying or using Vietnamese personal pronouns?
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THANK YOU FOR THE INTERVIEW!