Questionnaire of using Chinese-character-learning

Please answer these questions based on your Chinese character learning experience with mobile applications (both mobile phone apps. and ipad/itouch apps.)

Your data will be used in this study only, however if your feedback proves appropriate, you may be asked to participate in a further questionnaire.

Many thanks for your participating and happy Chinese character learning!

* 1. Your age group

18-25

25-40

over 40

* 2. Your gender

male

female

I don't want to indicate

3. Your first language or dominant language:

4. Your HSK level (If applicable) If not, please go to the next question.

(Please also indicate which HSK did you take, the Hanban one or the BLCU one.)

5. Please indicate your proficiency level of reading/listening/writing/speaking in Chinese

6. Please write down the percentage of your time of learning Chinese in different settings. (Your percentages should sum up to 100%.)

Classroom Learning

Self-taught (with learning materials)

Pair/group learning (with peers or native speakers)

Others

0

7. How do you rate the importance of producing Chinese characters by writing stokes and by typing Pinyin.

* Producing by writing strokes

* Producing by typing Pinyin

8. Which Chinese-character-learning mobile applications have you used/have been using?
(There can be more than one answers.)

Chinese characters first steps (the Open Univsersity)

Skritter (Inkren, LLC)

CS Xiezi (Clavis Sinica)

写汉字 Write Chinese characters (Liu zhiming Education)

iLearn Chinese Characters (YOYASOFT LLC)

Chinese Writer (Trainchinese)

Chinese Words Lite (Yang Hong)

Other

9. Can you rate the factors that influence you to choose to practice with Chinese-character-learning mobile applications?

10. How often do you use Chinese-characters-learning mobile applications to practice?