PraC-MARENG QUESTIONNAIRE
The PraC-MARENG project will develop a practical and real-time communication based Maritime English learning tool using SMCP (Standards of Maritime Communication Phrases) as a base taking into account the national, European and International standard such as STCW.  

This questionnaire aims to identify the common communication issues on board as well as to identify best practices in learning the Maritime English on board. It is directed to seafarers at any capacity. The questionnaire looks at the view of the target groups on the deficiencies in communicative skills of seafarers as well as to identify problem areas in maritime context. The questionnaire is fully anonymous however if you would like to see the results of questionnaire, please follow us on www.facebook.com/PracMarEng and www.prac-mareng.com

The survey consists of 22 questions only. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Please answer each question. Type the answer in the space provided.
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Q1) What is your nationality? *
Q2) What is your 1st language (mother tongue)? *
Q3) What is your age? *
Q4) What is your rank? *
Q5) Sea Experience *
Q6) What is your level of education? *
Q7) Have you received Maritime English training? *
Q8) In your view, would it be good to start learning Maritime English according to your rank and related operations? *
Q9) In your view, what/which are the areas of operations on board where communication becomes an issue based on your past experience? (You can choose more than one option) *
Required
Q10) Where do you use English/Maritime English (please indicate from the most important one to the least important one)? (You can choose more than one option) *
Required
Q11) Please estimate how long you studied Maritime English all together (institutional and self-study) *
Q12) How do you evaluate your skills in Maritime English according to the options below? *
Fluently
Fairly fluently
Moderately
With Difficulty
Only Few words
Not at all
I speak Maritime English
I write Maritime English
I read Maritime English
I understand spoken Maritime English
Q13) What type of learning materials did you go through to learn Maritime English? (You can choose more than one option) *
Required
Q14) How was your Maritime English competence assessed? (You can choose more than one option) *
Required
What do/did you do on your own initiative when you use/used or learn/learnt English (online, onboard, online, on the telephone/radio, at home or in class). For each item, choose the option that best represents what you do/did according to the scale (Always or almost always, Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Very rarely, Never) for Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18, Q19, Q20 and Q21
Q15) IMPROVING YOUR GENERAL LEVEL OF ENGLISH.                  In order to improve your level of English, how often do/did you do any of the following? *
Always or almost always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Very rarely
Never
1. I review/reviewed what we have done in class or I test/tested (evaluate/evaluated) myself.
2. I use/used online tools or mobile applications to improve my English.
3. When I read or listen/listened to English, I pay/paid attention to new words or structures.
4. On my own initiative, I seek/sought occasions to use English outside class (talking to people, using Internet, writing messages, to foreign friends, etc.).
5. I pay/paid attention to the errors that I make/made when I write/write or speak/spoke in English.
Q16) VOCABULARY LEARNING. When you want/wanted to learn or remember the vocabulary that has been taught in class or online, how often do/did you do any of the following on your own initiative? *
Always or almost always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Very rarely
Never
1. At home I make/made lists of words and I study/studied them.
2. I write/wrote down the word as it sounds or make/made some sort of annotation to remember its pronunciation.
3. On my own initiative I write/wrote the translation next to the word I would like to learn.
4. I write/wrote down the word together with an example sentence.
5. I relate/related the word in English with an image, a drawing or a scheme.
Q17) STUDYING GRAMMAR. When you go over the grammar that you have studied in class, how often do/did you do any of the following? *
Always or almost always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Very rarely
Never
1. I write/wrote summaries or outlines of the structures that we are/were learning.
2. I review/reviewed the structures mentally or out loud.
3. When the structures are/were similar to my mother tongue, I translate/translated them to learn them.
4. I write/wrote down the structures that I would like to learn.
5. I memorize/memorized example sentences in order to remember some grammar points.
Q18) LISTENING IN ENGLISH. Regarding your listening skill that means accurately receiving and interpreting messages in the communication process, how often do/did you do any of the following on your own initiative: *
Always or almost always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Very rarely
Never
1. I can/could listen effectively and alertly without visual aids (not seeing a speaker’s face, gestures, pictures etc.).
2. I understand/understood speakers who say words less clearly (rapid or “mumbled” speech, foreign accents etc.).
3. I don't/didn't “mishear” and confuse similar sounding words in noisy conditions (“fifty-fifteen,” “thirsty-Thursday” etc.).
4. I remember/remembered details of spoken directions or requests without having them repeated a short time later.
5. I listen/listened accurately on the telephone/VHF without needing things repeated (including names and numbers).
Q19) SPEAKING ENGLISH. Which techniques do/did you use to (learn how to) speak English: *
Always or almost always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Very rarely
Never
1. I practice/practiced using new words/expressions while speaking.
2. When I can’t/couldn't remember a word, I replace/replaced it by another.
3. While speaking, I try/tried to apply grammar rules.
4. While speaking, I correct/corrected myself when I notice/noticed that I made a mistake.
5. While speaking, I think/thought of what I want/wanted to say in my 1st language and then put it in English.
Q20) READING IN ENGLISH, What do/did you do on your own initiative when you read a text in English? *
Always or almost always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Very rarely
Never
1. Before I start/started reading, I look/looked at what the text is/was about.
2. While I read a text, I translate/translated it mentally.
3. I relate/related what I know/knew about the topic with what the text is about.
4. I try/tried to guess by drawing relationships with my mother tongue or other words in English.
5. I look/looked up the words (meaning) of almost all new words in the dictionary.
Q21) WRITING IN ENGLISH. When you write/wrote compositions or other texts in English, what do/did you do on your own initiative? *
Always or almost always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Very rarely
Never
1. Before I start/started writing, I first think/thought about what I want/wanted to say.
2. First I write/wrote the text in my mother tongue and then I translate/translated it.
3. I pay/paid attention to the grammar when I write/wrote.
4. I write/wrote new sentences based on structures or set phrases that I have memorized.
5. I look/looked up the textbook and use sentences that are similar to the ones there.
Q22) Additional comments or suggestions to improve seafarers' Maritime English competency.
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