Short Learning Chinese online survey, for Chinese students

[simonlaing]

Hi everyone,

I am taking part in a Leeds University Business plan competition but I am having trouble finding students of Mandarin to take my Survey. The survey covers technology usage and learning Chinese. The business plan involves using Skype to teach students online. You can look at www.chinesetutor.net if you want more info.

So if you have a spare momment to help out a fellow Chinese Student, I would appreciate you helping me with this survey.

To fill it out there are many check boxes. If you can Change the boxes to * 's that would be good. And then send me the email at slaing4@gmail.com.

If you want add comments at the end for suggestions about the business plan I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

Simon Laing

it is also attached and pasted below.

Market research Survey on appeal of Tutoring Initials:_________

What country are you located in now___________

Measure of technology familiarity

1. Are you familiar with internet instant message chat programs like MSN, Yahoo messenger, QQ, Skype? □ Yes □ No

2. How familiar are you with VOIP voice Chat and video conference chat using these types of programs?

□ Very familiar □ Know about them but not use □ Not familiar with

3. Do you own a computer at home with internet access? □ Yes □ No

Attitudes to Tutoring

4. When you have difficulty learning Chinese which people do you turn to help you ?

Check as many as applicable

□ Other classmates

□ Chinese friends or language partners

□ The professor

□ A tutor

□ Look up the problem in a Chinese Grammar book.

□ Online Bulletin Board

□ Parents

□ No one, and just hope it doesn’t come up on the test.

5. Have you ever had a Tutor for an academic subject? □ Yes □ No

5b. If so? Which subject and how much did it cost? Subject ________________Cost___________________

Difficulty of Chinese language

6. On a scale of 1-10 how difficult do you think learning French is?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Not difficult Very Difficult

7. How difficult do you think learning Chinese is?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Not difficult Very Difficult

8. What is the most difficult part of the Chinese Language?

□ Speaking and pronunciation

□ Writing Characters

□ Listening and understanding pinyin

□ Grammar structures

□ Other ________________

Concept of online Tutoring

9. How do you think of the concept of Online tutoring?

□ I’m smart, so it doesn’t matter to me.

□ I just need to pass and so it doesn’t matter to me.

□ An interesting concept, but probably difficult learn from?

□ I could find it useful, but probably couldn’t afford it, I’m broke

□ I really like it and plan on enrolling in a trial class

□ I think it’s a good idea but I already have a Language partner that helps me.

□ It’s a good idea, but I’m busy with other classes and don’t have time for a tutor

□ Other:_____________________

10. If the cost was affordable, how interested would you be in an online tutoring service?

1 2 3 4 5

Not Interested Somewhat interested Very interested

11. If you hypothetically chose to sign up for online Chinese tutoring how often would you like to have class?

□ Once a month

□ Once a every 2 weeks

□ Once a week

□ Twice a week

□ 3 or more classes a week

Price acceptability

12. What is the highest price you could afford to pay for online tutoring classes? (Regular in person tutors cost about £35 pounds per hour)?

£4-5 £6-7 £8-12 £12-16 £17-25 £26-30 £30-35 £36-45 £46+ Other____

13. What is the lowest price/per hour you would pay for and still consider the tutoring a quality service?

£3 £4-5 £6-7 £8-12 £12-16 £17-25 £26-30 £30-35

Other______

Ideas of particular marketable niches

14. Which of these groups would in your opinion especially interested in Online Chinese tutoring?

□ Check as many as apply.

□ University students majoring in Chinese

□ High school students

□ Primary School students

□ Businessmen who travel often

□ Tour guides

□ British Ethnic Chinese

□ Professors interested in East Asian Studies

□ Other ____________________________

Market research Survey on appeal of Tutoring.doc