L2 Language History Questionnaire (Version 2.0)
Contact Info:
Name:
Email:
Telephone:
   
Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge
PART A  
1. Age (in years):
2. Sex: Male Female
3. Education:
4(a). Country of origin:
4(b). Country of Residence:

5. If 4(a) and 4(b) are the same, how long have you lived in a foreign country where your second language is spoken? If 4(a) and 4(b) are different, how long have you been in the country of your current residence? (in years)

6. What is your native language?
7. Do you know a second language? If yes, please specify here.  
Yes, and my second language is:
No. (If you answered NO, you need not continue this form)
 
8. Please specify the age at which you started to learn your second language in any or all of the
following situations:
At home:
In school:
After arriving in the second language speaking country:
9. How did you learn your second language up to this point? (check all that apply)
Through formal classroom instruction.
Through interacting with people.
A mixture of both.
Other (specify):
10. List all foreign languages you know in order of most proficient to least proficient. Rate your ability on the following aspects in each language.
Language Reading proficiency Writing proficiency Speaking fluency Listening ability
11. Provide the age at which you were first exposed to each foreign language in terms of speaking, reading, and writing, and the number of years you have spent on learning each language.
Language Age first exposed to the language Number of years learning
  Speaking Reading Writing  
12. Do you have a foreign accent in the languages you speak? If so, please rate the strength of your accent below
Language Strength of Accent
 
PART B
Do you want to fill out PART B?
Yes, continue filling out Part B. No, skip to Part C (Click Here).
 
13. Estimate, in terms of percentages, how often you use your native language and other languages per day (in all daily activities combined):
Native language (specify):
Second language (specify):
Other languages (specify):
14. Estimate, in terms of hours per day, how often you are engaged in the following activities with your native and second languages.
Activities
Native Language
Second Language
Other Languages
 
Listen to Radio/Watching TV
hrs
hrs
hrs
Reading for fun
hrs
hrs
hrs
Reading for work
hrs
hrs
hrs
Reading on the Internet
hrs
hrs
hrs
Writing emails to friends
hrs
hrs
hrs
Writing articles/papers
hrs
hrs
hrs
15. Estimate, in terms of hours per day, how often you speak (or used to speak) your native and second languages with the following people.
 
Language
 Hours
father
Or Other: