Dear foreign student，

We should be very grateful if you could please complete this questionnaire which will greatly help our researchers to better understand your impressions，views and interest towards Chinese culture.Without your valuable help，researchers can’t complete their research.The results are anonymous and are intended for research only and won’t be provided to any authorities.Please read carefully and provide only one answer per question unless otherwise specified.

School of Politics and Administration

Tianjin Normal University

December 2012

1.School Code No.（）

Nationality

2.Gender：Male Female

3.Age

a.Under 18

b.18-20

c.20-22

d.Over 22

4.How long have you been in China？

a.Less than 1 year

b.1-2 years

c.2-3 years

d.More than 3 years

5.What’s your origin？

a.America

b.Europe

c.Japan or South Korea

d.Africa

e.Australia

f.Other

6.What do you study in China？

a.Language/literature

b.Science

c.Engineering

d.Medical science

e.Management

f.Finance

g.Arts

h.Other

7.Your level of education

a.Undergraduate student

b.Postgraduate student

c.Doctoral student

d.Other

8.Your level of Chinese Language

a.Fluent（HSK 5-6）

b.Intermediate（HSK 4）

c.Beginner（HSK 1-3）

d.I haven’t taken the HSK exam yet

9.Why did you choose to come to China to study？

a.Interest in Chinese culture

b.To learn about emerging economic power of China

c.Requirement for job or study

d.China offers a higher standard of education

e.Other（please specify）

10.How would you describe your interest in Chinese Culture on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being“not interested” and 10 being“extremely interested”？

11.How would you describe your current knowledge of China on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being“no knowledge” and 10 being“expert knowledge”？

12.Would you be interested in learning more about Chinese culture？

a.Yes，it will be a valuable tool in future

b.Yes，but I don’t know how

c.No，it is irrelevant

d.Other

13.How different is your actual experience in China to your expectations before arriving in China？

a.Very different

b.Somewhat different

c.About the same

d.No expectations

e.Other

14.What are the main obstacles to you socialising with local Chinese？

a.Language

b.Culture shock

c.Chinese shyness

d.Lack of socialising opportunities

e.Other

15.What is your current source of information about Chinese culture？

a.Internet

b.Books and magazines

c.Socialising with Chinese

d.Chinese teacher

e.Travel

f.Chinese music and movies

16.Do you visit Chinese websites？

a.All the time

b.Sometimes

c.Rarely

d.Never

17.If you were to describe China in one phrase which of the following would you use？

a.Made in China

b.Homeland of the Panda

c.Martial arts/ Chinese kungfu

d.Most populous nation

e.Communists/socialists

f.Other（please specify）

18.What is the most appropriate adjective you would use to describe China？

a.Mysterious

b.Ancient

c.Beautiful

d.Rapidly developing

e.Other（please specify）

19.What about China interests you？

a.Culture

b.Social

c.Economy

d.Politics

e.Education

f.Other（please specify）

20.What do you think is the main Chinese characteristic？

a.Obedience

b.Loyalty

c.Modesty

d.Self discipline

e.Conservative

f.Blind honouring of the parents

g.Diligent

h.Other（please specify）

21.Which of the following interest you？（pick as many as are applicable）

a.Calligraphy

b.Chinese poetry and novels

c.Chinese opera，e.g.Peking opera

d.Chinese musical instruments

e.Chinese traditional festivals

f.Jade or china

g.Chinese paintings

h.Architecture

i.Other（please specify）

22.Which of the following Chinese festivals are you familiar with？（pick as many as are applicable）

a.Chinese New Year

b.Lantern festival

c.Moon festival

d.Chinese“Valentine” festival

e.Dragon boat festival

f.Chinese“All Souls” festival（to honour the dead）

23.How much do you think current Chinese culture influences the world at large？

a.Significant influence

b.Some influence

c.No influence

d.No comments

24.How do you feel about the future of Chinese culture？

a.Very Optimistic

b.Somewhat optimistic

c.Pessimistic

d.Very negative

e.Other

25.Which of the following politicians are you familiar with？（pick as many as are applicable）

a.Qin，shihuang（the first emperor of Qin Dynasty）

b.Sun，zhongshan

c.Mao，Zedong

d.Deng，Xiaoping

e.Xi，Jinping

f.Genghis，Khan

g.Other

26.Which of the following do you like the most？

a.Chinese people

b.Chinese government

c.Chinese culture

d.Other

27.Which of the following things are you familiar with？（pick as many as are applicable）

a.the founding of PRC in 1949

b.“one country，two systems” policy

c.Cultural Revolution

d.Reform and opening-up policy

e.The eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China

28.Whilst studying in China your feelings towards China are becoming

a.More positive

b.More negative

c.No change

d.Don’t know

29.Do you think your studies in China will enhance your future job prospects？

a.Yes

b.No

c.Maybe

d.Not sure

30.What is the best way for China to promote its culture？

Thank your for your time！