Use of Smartphones for enhancing listening skills in English

The survey aims at understanding how engineering students are using for enhancing
English language skills with a special focus on listening skills.

This survey is being undertaken in my individual capacity for my research purpose. Feel
free to tell what you feel honestly. There are no wrong or right answers. Thank you.

Factual Information of the participants

Please provide the following information by ticking ( ) in the box or writing your response
in the space

1. Name: __________________________________________________________

2. Gender Male Female

3. Year of study _______ Year

4. College: ______________________________

5. Medium of education at school ___________

6. Medium of education at Intermediate ___________

7. I own a smartphone Yes No

English ability: Self-assessment

How do you rate your proficiency in English? Put a tick mark ( )

Skills poor Below Average good Very Excellent

average good
8 Listening
9 Speaking
10 Reading
11 Writing
12 Vocabulary
13 Grammar
14 Pronunciation

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Part I

In this part, I would like you to tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following
statements by simply circling a number of from 1 to 6. Please do not leave out any of items.

Strongly Disagree Slightly Slightly Agree Strongly

disagree disagree agree agree
1 2 3 4 5 6

Example: If you strongly agree with the following statement, write like this
I like playing cricket very much 1 2 3 4 5 6

15 I often carry a smartphone outside the classroom 1 2 3 4 5 6

16 I use a smartphone though I have no personal phone 1 2 3 4 5 6
17 I have internet facility on my smartphone 1 2 3 4 5 6
18 Smartphone are useful for learning English 1 2 3 4 5 6
19 I enjoy listening English on my phone 1 2 3 4 5 6
20 I like watching English videos on my mobile 1 2 3 4 5 6
21 Listening English helps improving my English speaking skills 1 2 3 4 5 6
22 I get frequently disturbed with calls and messages when I listen 1 2 3 4 5 6
on smartphone
23 I like watching English videos with subtitles 1 2 3 4 5 6
24 I listen to a variety of English conversations on smartphone 1 2 3 4 5 6
25 Listening does not help much in improving speaking skills 1 2 3 4 5 6
26 I have lots of choice for listening in English 1 2 3 4 5 6
27 I like to choose the content I like to watch 1 2 3 4 5 6
28 I watch what others share with me 1 2 3 4 5 6
29 I search for good listening content on the internet 1 2 3 4 5 6
30 I need teachers help in choosing the best apps for listening in 1 2 3 4 5 6
English
31 My teachers encourage using smartphone for learning English 1 2 3 4 5 6
outside the classroom.
32 Sub-titles are useful for me in following English dialogues 1 2 3 4 5 6
33 I listen to English songs 1 2 3 4 5 6
34 I watch lectures on smartphones 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Part II: Please mark your responses as you did before.

35 I like listening to native speakers 1 2 3 4 5 6

36 Listening to native speakers improves our pronunciation 1 2 3 4 5 6
37 I focus more on individual words when I listen 1 2 3 4 5 6
38 I keep an open mind when I start listening 1 2 3 4 5 6
39 I have a specific goal before I start listening 1 2 3 4 5 6
40 I am good at listening 1 2 3 4 5 6
41 I have received training in how to listen effectively 1 2 3 4 5 6
42 I use different strategies for listening different texts 1 2 3 4 5 6
43 I listen for details 1 2 3 4 5 6
44 I use prediction technique while I listen 1 2 3 4 5 6
45 I listen for main ideas 1 2 3 4 5 6
46 It is difficult to understand native speakers 1 2 3 4 5 6
47 I can understand the native speakers, if they speak slowly 1 2 3 4 5 6
48 I have listened to lot of native speakers 1 2 3 4 5 6
49 I am confident of clearing any test in listening 1 2 3 4 5 6
50 I get scared when I need to pass a listening test 1 2 3 4 5 6
51 Teaching listening basically involves testing listening skills 1 2 3 4 5 6
52 I am aware of how I improved my listening skills in English 1 2 3 4 5 6
53 My teachers have taught me how to listen effectively 1 2 3 4 5 6
54 Listening is the most difficult skill of all 1 2 3 4 5 6

Part III
Which of the following do you like to prefer for learning English? Give

55 Your choice
(please give a number 1 to 10)
1 You tube
2 Whatsapp
3 Facebook
4 Twitter
5 Linked in
6 SMS
7 Video calls
8 Phone calls
9 Browsing
10 English Learning apps

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Part IV

There are new questions but please answer them the same way as you did before

Not at all Not so much So-so A little Quite a lot Very much
1 2 3 4 5 6

56 My ability in listening English is tested 1 2 3 4 5 6

57 I score well in listening tests 1 2 3 4 5 6
58 I prefer Telugu videos to English videos 1 2 3 4 5 6
59 Learning to speak like a native speaker is important 1 2 3 4 5 6
60 I can understand Indian English newsreaders 1 2 3 4 5 6
61 I watch Indian news channels in English 1 2 3 4 5 6
62 I watch English videos on You Tube 1 2 3 4 5 6
63 How much would you like to become similar to the people who 1 2 3 4 5 6
speak English?
64 Do you like to watch English movies? 1 2 3 4 5 6
65 Do you like to listening English songs? 1 2 3 4 5 6
66 How much do you like English? 1 2 3 4 5 6
67 How important do you think learning English is essential to get 1 2 3 4 5 6
a job?
68 Do you think your present skills in English are enough to get 1 2 3 4 5 6
you a job?
69 Do you think listening English plays a key role in speaking 1 2 3 4 5 6
English well?
70 Is pronunciation important to learn? 1 2 3 4 5 6
71 Do your listeners have any problem when you speak English? 1 2 3 4 5 6
72 Do you think the present English course you are learning is 1 2 3 4 5 6
enough to develop your skills?
73 I have registered for an online course to improve my English 1 2 3 4 5 6
74 I am using apps for improving my speaking skills 1 2 3 4 5 6
75 I record when I speak 1 2 3 4 5 6

What English Learning apps (android) are you using, if any? Specify

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Thank you
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