Modern Journal of Studies in English Language Teaching and Literature Volume 1 December 2019

Appendix E: Intelligibility Questionnaire 
Directions: Answer the following questions by putting an X mark in the appropriate space 
provided, according to how you feel about the taped material that you have just heard. 
A. Demographics: 
Gender: _____ Male _____ Female Nationality: _____________________ 
Age: __________________________ 
B. Please put an X before the appropriate space provided. 
1. Could you understand what the speaker said? 
___A. easily ___B. with some difficulty ___C. with great difficulty ___D. not at all 
2. How much of the voice recording did you understand? 
___A. More than 75%
___B. Approximately 50 - 74% 
___C. Approx. 26–49% :
___D. Less than 25% 
3. What reasons contributed to your ‘easy’ understanding of SOME parts of the recording? 
(Rate the following from 1-6, 1 being the most evident or persistent factor) 
______ I am FAMILIAR with the accent of Filipinos. 
______ The words are properly PRONOUNCED. 
______ The speaker consciously EXERTS effort to make her/himself ‘easy-to- 
understand’. 
______ The speaker’s pace is rather SLOW, hence, easier to understand. 
______ The speaker used SIMPLE and FAMILIAR words. 
______ Others (please write) 
4. What reasons contributed to your ‘difficult’ understanding SOME parts of the recording? 
(Rate the following from 1-6, 1 being the most evident or persistent factor) 
______ I am NOT FAMILIAR with the accent of Filipinos. 
______Some words are MISPRONOUNCED. 
______The speaker DOES NOT EXERT effort to make her/himself ‘easy-to-understand’. 
______The speaker’s pace is rather FAST, hence, more difficult to understand. 
______The speaker used COMPLEX and UNFAMILIAR words. 

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______Others (please write) 
5. If some parts of the passage are not clear to you, what strategies did you use to understand 
what you heard?