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Hello:

You are being invited to participate in a research study for contributing to the existing literature of English as a second language teaching with a study of Memes. The research is part of an undergraduate student project which is being conducted by Daniela Castellanos Reyes and Ginneth Hernández who are 3rd year students of the English program of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. It will take approximately 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. Nonetheless, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to know your opinions.

Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Daniela Castellanos Reyes at 3107800658, by email [email protected] or Ginneth Hernández at 3102070945, by email [email protected].

Thank you very much for your time and support. To start with the survey, please click the Continue button below.

 
 
 
 
1.Do you see Memes? If not, please go to question 9.

 
Si
 
No
 
 
 
2. Seeing Memes imply locate them in specific webpages or Facebook groups. How often do you see Memes in those websites?


 
Everyday
 
Every other day
 
Once a week
 
Every fortnight
 
Once a month
 
 
 
3. Which language do you prefer to see Memes?

 
Spanish
 
English
 
Other
 
 
 
 
4. Mark which chunks you relate to Memes (Select all that apply)

 
Forever alone
 
If you know what I mean
 
This is Sparta!
 
Not bad
 
Poker face
 
Trolling
 
You don´t say
 
Fuck Yeah
 
Other, which?
 

 
 
 
5. Please, write which chunks you have used in your informal speech. If you do not have used any of them, please go to the next question.
   
 
 
6. Mark to what extent do you consider that the following statements are characteristics of Memes.
Not at all To little extent To some extent To a large extent
They present a realistic picture
They provide factually accurate and up-to-date information
They explicitly relate historical material to contemporary society
They are free from ideological tendencies
They avoid stereotypes by raising awareness about foreign culture
They present phenomena in context rather than isolated facts
 
 
 
7. Having in mind that Memes are associated with viruses, due to their easy replication and quickly spread, to what extent do you consider that Memes are useful for cultural spread within a classroom?

 
Not at all
 
To little extent
 
To some extent
 
To a large extent
 
 
8. Mark to which degree you agree or not with the affirmations provided below.
Strongly agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly disagree
Memes encourage the development of communicative competences in real situations
Memes incite the development of language awareness
Memes promote the development of insight of the foreign culture
Memes promote participation in realistic communication because their topics are about current facts.
Memes experiment new ways of communicating meaning
Meme encourage freedom in language use
Memes create meaningful and purposeful interaction through language
Memes stimulate collaborative creation of meaning
Memes can be used for writing new types of compositions
Memes improve your listening skills
Memes create awareness of language use in writing compositions
Memes create awareness of language use in speaking activities
 
 
 
9. To what extent do you think that viral images, jokes, or videos found on Internet are useful for English learning?

 
Not at all
 
To little extent
 
To some extent
 
To a large extent