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[Linh]

Hello! I'm doing a survey on differences in conversational style. I would like to ask for your help, people from Australia, Canada, Britain and the USA. You'll only have to answer five short questions (two of them are closed and the other three open-ended).

Below are some links where you can download the file (If only I could attach it right here). Please fill in the questionnaire and then send me. My address is: [email protected]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zuyoip

or

http://download.yousendit.com/D17A332D5C1EF554

Thank you so much in advance!

[Lorikeet]

If there are only 5 questions, could you give us an idea here? I like to know what I'm downloading before I do it.

[Linh]

[Linh]

I post my questions right here so it may be more convenient to you.

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
Hello! I�m currently doing a research on different conversational styles in small group discussion. This survey questionnaire is distributed in order to collect information for my research. By answering the following questions you have contributed to the success of my study. Thank you for your cooperation!

Personal information (For your convenience, please highlight or bold your choice)
1. Nationality:
2. Occupation:
3. Range of Age:
less than 15 15- 20 20 -25 25- 30 over 30
4. Gender
Male Female

The context for the following questions� A group discussion
� The group contains 4-7 people
� The topic is serious

PART I

1. How do you rate your frequency of having the following behaviours in a group discussion?
Always: 5
Often: 4
Sometimes: 3
Rarely: 2
Never: 1

a. take turn to speak
b. interrupt other members
c. overlap other members
d. use gestures (hand gestures, head gestures etc.) when speaking
e. keep silent

2. In a group discussion, how do you often speak up your opinion?
a. I tend to go directly into the matter (e.g. �Absolutely right!�. �No, it�s wrong� etc.)
b. I tend to find other ways to express my opinion rather than getting right to the point. (�Perhaps�, �Your idea might work in another case�, etc.)
c. Other opinion (please specify):


PART II
1. If a member in your group often overlaps and/or interrupts other members, how do you feel about 1him?

2. What is your opinion about a member who often keeps silent in a group discussion?

3. If a member expresses 2his opinion by going directly into the matter (e.g. saying �I disagree�, �It�s completely right� etc.), what do you think?


Thank you for your cooperation!


1him & 2his: For reasons of simplicity, him and his are used when referring to a speaker, even though the use of the male form only might be considered sexist. Therefore, it is important to note that him is meant as standing for him/her, his for his/ her in this context.