INTERCULTURALITY, LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY AMONG MOBILITY STUDENTS FINLAND

Name and surname (CAPITAL LETTERS)

Date

Gender

male

female

Age

Nationality

Habitual country of residence

E-mail address

Telephone number

Current Studies

BA (Bachelor)

MA (Master)

PhD (Doctoral Studies)

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Field of the studies (please write)

Languages you speak (please write the language and the level you think you have).

The levels can be: Elementary / Intermediate / Advanced / Native. For example: English - Intermediate

Level of education of parents (please circle the highest):

Primary

Secondary

Vocational Studies

University Degree (Bachelor)

Master

PhD

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Social class you think you belong to.

Low

Low-Middle

Middle-High

High

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Previous mobility experience (please write down the type of mobility, the country and the duration in months). If you participated in any more than once, please write the total amount of time)

The types of mobility are: School mobility / University mobility / Language course / Work mobility / Other. For example: School mobility - England - 2 months

Do you consider yourself a person with a strong interest in foreign people or cultures?

YES

NO

UNDECIDED

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I am an

Erasmus exchange student

Other mobility programmes

Full degree/master programme

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Duration of your stay (in months)

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

9 months

12 monts

more than 12 months

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1. Please, write the first 5 words that come to your mind when you hear the words: Erasmus/ Student mobility program

PLEASE READ! In the following section we would like you to answer some questions by simply giving marks from 1 to 5.

Please, choose one of the numbers: 1 = not at all 2 = not really 3 = so-so 4 = quite a lot 5 = very much

2. How frequently do you follow the following news and affairs? *

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Local

National

European

3. How would you rate your knowledge of European history?

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4.How proud are you to be European?

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5. How proud are you of Europe in each of the following

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The way democracy works

The political influence in the world

The economic achievements

Its history

Its treatment of all groups in society

Its contribution to the foundation of modern civilization

Open borders

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6. When you think about the European identity, how important do you consider to be: *

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The European Flag

The Euro

Shared cultural heritage

Multilingualism

Common Future

Sports competitions

Human rights

7. How much do you feel you belong to: *

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Your town/city/province

Your own country

Europe

The world

8. To what extent do you identify with: *

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People who speak your first language

People who speak English

European people, no matter their language

9. How likely are you to vote in the following elections: *

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Local

Regional

National

European

10. How opposed would you be to having as street neighbors people from: *

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Other regions in your country

Other European countries

Countries outside Europe

11. Do you consider participating in other mobility programmes? Please write YES or NO and the TYPE OF PROGRAMME.

12. Every European citizen should know at least two foreign languages

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13. It would be a good idea to have a common official language in Europe

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14. English is an important tool for bringing the Europeans together

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15. The English spoken by all Europeans should follow native speaker rules

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16. The multiplicity of languages in Europe is a handicap for: *

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Economic competition with other continents

Internal cohesion

17. All languages in Europe should have equal official recognition

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18. English lessons should focus on communicating rather than on imitating the rules of the native speakers

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19. The people I understand better when speaking English are:

Native Speakers

Other Europeans

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20. To what extent did the opportunity to learn one of the following languages motivate you to take part in this mobility programme: *

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English

Finnish

Other languages

21. My level of English has been an important barrier to communication

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22. All cultures have the same value

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23. Different cultural backgrounds can be a barrier to communication.

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24. My life experience enables me to be successful in any cultural context

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25. When I get to know some other cultures, I realize how much better my culture is

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26. No matter their culture, people everywhere are motivated by the same things

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27. How do you perceive yourself with regard to the local community in which your stay took place: *

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An immigrant

A local

A traveller

A stranger

28. The more cultural differences, the better – it’s boring if everyone is the same

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29. People in other cultures are different in ways I hadn’t thought before.

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30. I can maintain my values and also behave in culturally appropriate ways in any context

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31. Everywhere is home, if you know enough about how things work there

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32. I can look at any situation from a variety of cultural points of view.

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33. This study abroad experience has given me better job opportunities

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34. My decision-making skills are expanded by having multiple cultural viewpoints

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35. This mobility experience has had an influence on my: *

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Knowledge of English

Knowledge of other cultures

Autonomy

Self-confidence

Knowledge of other languages

Acceptance of other cultures

36. This experience has benefited me: *

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Personally

Academically

Professionally

37. I spent most of my stay with: *

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Local people

Other international students

People from my own country

Native speakers of English

38. I think mobility students mostly socialize and connect among themselves during their stay

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39. In the future, I see myself living *

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In my country

In any European country

In any occidental country

In any place of the world

40. Our world will increasingly resemble an Erasmus community, with intense contact between languages and cultures

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41. I know well who I am and to which geographical space I belong

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42. My identity is complex and sometimes contradictory with regard to the places where I live, my cultures and my languages

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43. We acquire our identity from our parents and environment; we have no choice

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44. We have the choice to decide on how to develop our own identity

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45. I have the feeling that I need to negotiate my role in society constantly

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46. I will never use Finnish, so it was useless to learn it

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47. We should all have tried to use Finnish frequently

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48. In my mobility context, learning English was more important than learning Finnish

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49. I like or I would like to speak Finnish

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50. I like listening to people speaking Finnish

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51. I will never use English, so it was useless to learn it

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52. We should all have tried to use English frequently

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53. In my mobility context, learning Finnish was more important than learning English

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54. I like or I would like to speak English

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55. I like listening to people speaking English

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5

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56. Which language do you think you used more during your mobility stay: *

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English

Finnish

Your own language

57. I can say that, as a result of this mobility stay: *

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My level of English has improved

My level of Finnish has improved

My level of other languages has improved

My communicattive skills in general have improved

58. This mobility stay made me feel that: *

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I belong to more than one space

I belong to my country of origin

59. How many subjects in English did you attend at the university?

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more than 8

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60. How many subjects in Finnish did you attend at the university?

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more than 8

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61. Have you been enrolled in any of these language courses? *

YES

NO

English

Finnish

Other languages

62. This mobility stay made me feel that I want to know more languages

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63. Which languages would you like to know?

Please, list a maximum of 3 languages.

64. My English now is more native-like

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65. Even though my English is not more native-like, it comes out more easily

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66. Which of the following outcomes of the mobility experience do you consider to be better (please choose):

Resemble native speakers of English

Being able to express yourself in English more clearly

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67. To which extent have you performed the following activities in order to improve your level of English: *

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Writing Facebook/Twitter posts in English

Meeting with other speakers of English to practice the language

Going to English lessons

Trying to speak in English with people who speak your first language

68. All in all, I can say this mobility experience has been positive.

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