A survey on Chinese grammar learning and learning tools

*1.

What do you do?

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

*2.

Your Chinese level:

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

*3.

Do you think grammar is important when learning Chinese?

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

*4.

How did you learn your Chinese grammar? 【Multiple】

*5.

Are you interested in learning Chinese grammar?

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

*6.

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

*7.

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

*8.

What are the grammar books you are using?

Book’s name
I don’t have grammar books

*9.

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?

Yes
No

*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?

Yes
No

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.

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