1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | M | SD | |
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3. Some languages are easier to learn than others. | 36(35%) | 46(45%) | 13(13%) | 7(7%) | 0(0%) | 1.91 | 0.869 |
4. Mandarin Chinese is: 1 = a very difficult language; 2 = a difficult language; 3 = a language of medium difficulty; 4 = an easy language; 5 = a very easy language. | 1(1%) | 23(23%) | 57(56%) | 18(18%) | 3(3%) | 2.99 | 0.752 |
15. If someone spent 1 h a day learning a language, how long would it take them to speak the language very well: 1 = less than a year; 2 = 1–2 years; 3 = 3–5 years; 4 = 5–10 years; 5 = you can’t learn a language in 1 h per day | 14(14%) | 55(54%) | 20(20%) | 5(5%) | 8(8%) | 2.39 | 1.043 |
25. It is easier to speak than to understand a foreign language | 7(7%) | 23(23%) | 33(32%) | 25(25%) | 14(14%) | 3.16 | 1.132 |
34. It is easier to read and write Mandarin Chinese than to speak and understand it | 7(7%) | 18(18%) | 31(30%) | 32(31%) | 14(14%) | 2.73 | 1.121 |