The online Language History Questionnaire includes two versions: simple version and full version. The simple version includes some general questions related to the participant's language history, and thus can be used by researchers who wish to conduct a general and relatively simple survey of the L2 learner's language background. The full version of the questionnaire includes some questions that are more specifically targeted to the language environment and language usage of the bilingual learner. Researchers can choose to use either version of the questionnaire according to their specific research purposes. In additon, the investigator can use a personalized form for other specific questions not listed in the form, which can be accessed through "Full Questionnaire (Personalized Part C)" on the main page.

This online questionnaire is self-explanatory and easy to complete. For close-ended questions, you can choose your answer from the provided opitions by simply clicking the mouse. For open-ended questions, you can type in your answers in the provided textbox. In addition, if there are any questions that you are not sure about or do not want to answer, just leave them empty and the answer part of the questions will be kept in blank in the output RTF file. After you answer all questions that are required by the research, you can scroll down to the end of the webpage and hit the Submit button. A RTF file that includes all the information provided by you is automatically generated and saved on your desktop. The name of the file will be your name (if provided) plus the IP address of the computer used, with a file extension .rtf. You can open the file with Word for further modification or verification, Alternatively, if you know the email address of the researcher who is responsible for the study, you can email your questionnaire results directly to the researcher by specifying his or her email in the textbox provided and hitting the "Submit and Send an Email" button.

If you have any questions or need further information on the questionnaire or the use of it, please contact pul8@psu.edu or xzhao2@richmond.edu. We welcome your feeback, comments, and suggestions.

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