successfully? 8. What kind of person are you
usually:
Shy, quiet, talkative, outgoing, confident, loud, extrovert
What type of person is the student? Would she normally say very little or have problems of her own regarding communication?
How do you behave when you are with other people?
9. Do you get a lot of chance to speak English where you live now?
Does this place affect the student’s communication? For example, very noisy residence, isolated room behind a house, are there any other English speakers?
Do English students come to talk to you a lot?
Do you feel you ever get a chance to talk English to anybody else?
10. Is this very different from your previous ciucumstances?
Has the student lost the security of home?
Where did you live before this?
Were there a lot of people to talk to?
Did you ever speak English to them?
11. What language do you mainly speak to your friends in Cape Town?
Is the student having to use English to socialise?
What languages do your friends speak?
Do you ever all speak just English?
When? 12. Do you feel you are getting
your message across when you speak to lecturers at CPUT?
Is the student forced to use English to help him with his studies?
Would you use your mother- tongue if you could?
13. Do you understand everything that is said in class?
Does the student feel he is coping with the language he has to use to study?
Do you always understand the notes you receive? Do you feel free to ask
questions in English? 14. How do you feel about having
to use English?
Is there any resentment at the fact about having to use English?
Do you feel it is unfair that you cannot use your mother-tongue?
Do you feel that people don’t always understand you? 15. Did you do oral presentations
regularly at high school?
Has the student been exposed to speaking in front of people?
Did the teacher bother to train students to do orals? 16. Did the teacher tell you how
to do a presentation in front of people?
What chance has the student had to grow in confidence?
Were you given sufficient help/guidance when you prepared a
presentation/talk? 17. How do you feel while
speaking in front of your peers at university?
Where do the problems lie? What areas can be considered?
What happened to your mouth, knees, eyes, hands, self-confidence? 18. Why do you think you feel like
this?
How does the student explain the fear?
19. How do you feel about speaking in front of lecturers or strangers?
Is this any different to speaking in front of peers?
If so, why?
What happened to your mouth, knees, eyes, hands, self-confidence? Was it easier or more difficult
to speak in front of people who are strangers or not peers?
Explain your reason? 20. Why do you think you feel like
this?
How does the student explain the difference?
Did you plan the presentation properly?
Did you know who you were speaking to?
21. Would you feel more
confident if you were doing a presentation in your home language?
Is L2 the problem? Do you struggle with grammar and vocabulary when you speak English?
Do you have to search for words?
22. How much time do you spend reading English per week? (Approximately)
Is there any back-up/support for the student’s acquiring a language when he is no longer at school?
Would you like the chance to carry on studying English after school?
Do you think you will have time to go on studying English after school? Do you believe it is necessary
for you to go on studying English after school? 23. What kind of
literature/books/magazines do you like to read?
Is the student enjoying the English contact?
What are the student’s interests?
POST-TEST INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
(after 1st pilot study - 10 October 2006)
Main question Reason for question Probing questions
1. Describe your first presentation at CPUT?
To establish whether there has been a change in the 6-month period?
Can you remember how you felt at the beginning of the course? 2. How did you feel when doing
this presentation?
To establish whether there has been a change in the 6-month peirod
Were you scared or confident? Did you tremble, forget your words, hear yourself speaking? 3. How did you feel during your
first conversation class?
To establish the initial feelings when starting out
What were your impressions of the first conversation class?
4. Did you enjoy the conversation classes during the year?
To determine whether the facilitator was able to create a positive relaxed atmosphere for the student
Did you want to come to each conversation class? Why?
5. If you did enjoy them, why did you do so?
To determine which elements stood out for the student
What was nice about the classes?
6. Give your impressions of what happened during the
conversation class?
To determine the student’s of what was happening to him
If you had to tell someone outside the class what
happened in conversation class, what would you say/
7. Do you feel that you learnt anything during these classes?
To establish whether the student felt his time had been fruitfully spent
What do you personally feel you gained during this class?
8. Do you feel that the facilitator was clear as to what she wanted you to do?
Was the student satisfied that he understood what was required of him by the facilitator?
Was the facilitator fulfilling his role effectively?
Did you always understand what the facilitator wanted you to do?
9. Did you ever feel pressurized by the facilitator to answer questions?
Was the element of fear eliminated by the facilitator?
Were you ever forced to answer any questions when you didn’t want to?
10. In what ways has your What are the student’s of what How do you feel that your