Q1

Age

  • Under 18
  • 18-24 year old
  • 25-34 years old
  • 35-44 years old
  • 45 years and older

Q2

Gender

  • Male
  • Female
  • Other

Q3

Education: What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed?

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Master’s degree
  • Professional degree
  • Doctorate degree
  • Other (please specify)

Q4

What is your ethnicity?

  • Asian
  • White
  • Native Hispanic or Latino
  • Black or African American
  • American Indian or Alaska Native
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
  • Other

Q5

How important do you think communication skills affect your career success?

  • Extremely important
  • Very important
  • Moderately important
  • Slightly important
  • Not at all important

Q6

How familiar are you with Chinese and American universities’ admissions policies?

  • Extremely familiar
  • Very familiar
  • Moderately familiar
  • Slightly familiar
  • Not familiar at all

Q7

Do you have any experience studying in both the U.S. and China?

  • Yes
  • No

Q8

How comfortable are you communicating with new people?

Not at all comfortable Extremely comfortable
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Q9

How good at communicating do you think you are in general?

Not good at all Extremely good at it
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Q10

How likely would you be to improve your communication skills if entrance to a university required it?

Not at all likely Extremely likely
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Q11

If it is necessary for you to improve your communication skills, which of the following would you choose to practice?(select all that apply)

  • Participate more in class
  • Join societies/associations/clubs/activities
  • Go for lessons online
  • Talk to parents/teachers for help
  • Other (please specify)

Q12

Which of the following was the most important factor to you when you were in high school?

  • Grades
  • Personal Skills
  • Games
  • hobbies and interests
  • Other (please specify)

Q13

Looking back, do you wish your college required higher level communication skills?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not Sure

 

  • Response (96 Chinese students)
  • 55%: the only thing: Grade :because No time to practice (there are a lot of students who study abroad for undergrads, if there are more samples study in Chinese universities, the percentage would be much higher)
  • 75%: comms is important and affect career success
  • 60%: wish their college required higher level communication skills: parents and teachers will pay attention on communications
  • Only if the university admission policy required communication skills, the official such as schools will pay attention on communications