INFLUENCE OF PUPILS’ SOCIAL FAMILY BACKGROUND IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS THE

SECOND LANGUAGE

MOVINA A/P ANBUMANIAM

PISMP TESL (AMBILAN JUN 2016)
PN. SULIANA WAN CHIK

INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU

KAMPUS IPOH
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 1-12

REFERENCE 13
APPENDIX 14-16
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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LEVEL 2 PUPILS

SECTION A: PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. Which is your gender?

Female [ ] Male [ ]

2. Category of your school.

Boys Boarding [ ]
Girls Boarding [ ]
Mixed Boarding [ ]
Day school [ ]

3. In what class are you in?

YEAR 4 [ ] YEAR 5 [ ] YEAR 6 [ ]

SECTION B. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

4. WHAT GRADE DID YOUR CHILD GET FOR ENGLISH SUBJECT IN 2018 YEAR END
EXAMINATION?

_______________________________________________________________________

5. DO YOU THINK HE/SHE HAS IMPROVED

Yes [ ] No [ ]

6. HOW WAS HIS/HER PERFORMANCE IN THE PAST 3, 4 OR 5 YEARS?

Increasing [ ] Constant [ ] Decreasing [ ] Irregular [ ] No idea [ ]

SECTION C: INFORMATION ON FAMILY BACKGROUND
1. PARENT MARITAL STATUS

9. What is the marital status of your parent (students’ parents)?

Single parent [ ]
Both parents [ ]
Others (specify)
…………………………………………………………………………

10. Do you think family structure (whether single parent or two parent family) affects
the students’ motivation to study
Yes [ ]
No [ ]

2. PARENT’S EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

11. What the average education level of your mother?

Primary schools [ ]
Secondary schools [ ]
Tertiary level [ ]
None [ ]

12. What the average education level of your father?

Primary schools [ ]
Secondary schools [ ]
Tertiary level [ ]
None [ ]
3. FAMILY SIZE

13. How many siblings do you have?

0 to 2 [ ]
2 to 5 [ ]
5 to 10 [ ]
Above 10 [ ]

14. How many relatives live at your home?

0 to 2 [ ]
2 to 5 [ ]
5 to 10 [ ]
Above 10 [ ]

15. Are you all treated equally at home?

Yes [ ] No [ ]

16. Explain your answer

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

17. In your own opinion do you think that your birth position affects your
performance in school?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]

18. Between your first born and your last born siblings, who among them have better
academic performance?
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………

19. What kind of inputs does your parent use to motivate you to study?
Money [ ]
Time [ ]
Attention [ ]
Resources [ ]
Others (specify) ………………………………………………………………….

20. Would you say the kind of inputs used in the first borns are the same as those
used in other siblings?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]