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Appendix 1: - Interview Guide for the Arriving Mainland Chinese Undergraduates

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Xuesong (Andy) Gao
Xuesong (Andy) Gao
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University of New South Wales
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  • (1) Opening questions:

    • (a) How do they feel about studying in Hong Kong?

    • (b) How did they come here?

    • (c) What do they think about differences in studying in Hong Kong and mainland China.

    • (d) What kind of challenges do they think that they are facing?

    • (e) How do they feel about their English?

  • (2) English learning questions asking the learners to describe their current strategy use in general.

    • (a) What do you think that you are learning English for?

    • (b) What is the most important thing in learning English?

    • (c) What are your targets in learning English? Why?

    • (d) What kind of progress do you think that you will make in learning English here?

    • (e) Describe how you learn English.

    • (f) What kind of problems do you normally have in learning English?

    • (g) What do you do to improve your speaking, listening, writing, reading, etc., normally?

    • (h) Are you happy with your English?

    • (i) What kind of help do you need most?

  • (3) Experiential questions:

    • (a) Could you share with me your past language learning experiences?

    • (b) When did you start learning English?

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Strategic Language Learning
The Roles of Agency and Context
 , pp. 162 - 163
Publisher: Multilingual Matters

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