A survey on Chinese grammar learning and learning tools

What do you do?*

Such as I work in China, I’m a college student in America, etc.

Your Chinese level:*

Beginner, just started learning Chinese
Elementary, know basic Chinese
Intermediate, basic fluency in Chinese
Advanced, speak Chinese very well

Do you think grammar is important when learning Chinese?*

Yes, very important
Yes, a little bit important
No, not very important

How did you learn your Chinese grammar?* 【Multiple】

Are you interested in learning Chinese grammar?*

Yes, very interested
Yes, a little interested
No, not interested

Choose and make an order of THREE most important aspects you focus on when learning Chinese grammar points.* 【Please sort the items】

When to use it (function and situation)
How to form it (structure)
The frequency of use (practicability)
What are the common mistakes we may have
Comparisons with similar grammar points
What are the exceptions

When you come across a grammar problem, what do you often do?* 【Multiple】

What are the grammar books you are using?*

Book’s name
I don’t have grammar books

Have the grammar book met your needs?*

Yes, a lot of help
Yes, a little help
No, no help
I don’t use it

10.

If there were an online Chinese grammar learning resource, would you use it?*

11.

How would you rate the importance of each possible characteristic of an online Chinese grammar resource?*

	Not important	Important	Very important
Good navigation about usage of the resource
Convenient and fast to search
Comprehensive coverage of grammar points
Practical and useful grammar points
Exercises for grammar
Multimedia content and explanation
Lots of examples
Limited, typical examples
Progress tracking
Online chat and Q&A
Extensive interlinking of content

12.

Have you used the Chinese Grammar Wiki?*

If you haven't used the Chinese Grammar Wiki, please omit the items below and answer the 32th question directly.

Using Habit

13.

When do you use the Chinese Grammar Wiki?* 【Multiple】

When I get confused with certain grammar points and need clarification
To have an overview of some grammar points
When my teacher assigns it
When I need more examples of usage
Others
Please Specify

14.

When you check out grammar points, you will:* 【Multiple】

Follow the list of grammar points and read every single one of them
Read the list of grammar points and choose some of them for further reading
Read the whole content of one grammar point
Read part of the content of one grammar point

15.

If you choose some part of the content to read, you may* 【Multiple】

Take a look at the content of an entire page and then choose the relevant content to read
Mostly read explanations of the grammar point
Mostly read examples or structure of the grammar point

Searching Grammar Points

16.

To search for a certain grammar point, you prefer to use:*

English
Chinese Character
Pinyin

17.

When you search, you would like to:* 【Multiple】

Have an exact result of what I am searching for
Have a brief introduction of each search result
Have recommendations of most relevant search results
Display what others are searching for

18.

Are you satisfied with the search functionality of the Chinese Grammar Wiki?*

Yes, very satisfied
Yes, mostly satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
No, not at all

Locate and Navigation

19.

When search the Chinese Grammar Wiki, you can _________ find what you want*

Always
Often
Not very often
Rarely

20.

Do you want some instructions on how to use the Chinese Grammar Wiki?*

Yes, I don’t know how to use it properly
It would be nice to have more instructions even though I can use it now
No, it’s easy to get started

21.

Is it easy to find how the grammar points are organized in Chinese Grammar Wiki?*

Yes
Somewhat
No

22.

Is it easy to find where you are in the Chinese Grammar Wiki?*

Yes, always
Sometimes I get lost
No

23.

Can you find what you want easily on every single grammar point page? *

Yes, always
Sometimes
No

24.

What do you think of the content length of each grammar point page?*

Most are okay for me
Some of them are too long to read or too short to be helpful
Some of them are too long and some are too short, but overall, ok
Don’t care

Explanations

25.

The explanation of a grammar point should be:* 【Multiple】

26.

Can you understand a grammar point after you read the explanation in the Chinese Grammar Wiki?* 【Multiple】

Always
Sometimes
Not often
Rarely

Example Sentences

27.

The example sentences should be:* 【Multiple】

28.

Generally speaking, how many example sentences do you think is appropriate?*

29.

Are you satisfied with the example sentences on the Chinese Grammar Wiki?*

Yes, all of them
Yes, some of them
No

Overview Questions

30.

Generally speaking, has Chinese Grammar Wiki met with your needs?*

Yes, all of them
Yes, some of them
No, it has not

31.

Which part should be improved in Chinese Grammar Wiki?* 【Multiple】

32.

Please tell us your contact information if you want.

Email address:

Phone number:

Skype:

MSN:

This is the end of the survey. Thanks for your time!