FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

OUMH1203: ENGLISH FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

SEPTEMBER 2010 SEMESTER

A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
SOCIAL NETWORKING: TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN MALAYSIA
*(Instrument prepared by Supyan Hussin, 2010)

Instruction: Please answer all questions. We highly appreciate it if you could provide us some feedback on this quick survey. The
findings will be used only for the purpose of the research only, and your identity will be kept confidential. Thank you for your
cooperation.
A. BACKGOUND INFORMATION b. Twitter Yes No
Instruction: Circle one only
c. My Space Yes No
1. Age:
d. Friendster Yes No
a. 15 - 20 b. 21 - 25
e. Others (please specify)
c. 26 - 30 d. 31 - 35
……………………………………………………………
e. 36 - 40 f. More than 40 years old

B. REASONS
2. Gender:
Instruction: Please respond to this statement “I subscribe to social network
a. Male b. Female because: ………” by circling the appropriate option in the box.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4
3. Status:
1. Friends ask/invite me to join 1 2 3 4
a. Studying b. Working
c. Both d. Not Applicable 2. I want to get to know more people 1 2 3 4

3. I want communicate with family 1 2 3 4

members easily
4. I have access to the Internet at home Yes No
4. I want to join some special interest 1 2 3 4
groups or NGOs’ activities in social
5. I have access to the Internet at my workplace Yes No 5. I want to share some information and 1 2 3 4
ideas with other people
6. I use the Internet at my friend’s place Yes No 6. I want to learn new things from other 1 2 3 4
people
7. I use the Internet at cybercafé Yes No 7. I am just curious 1 2 3 4

8. I use my handphone to access the Internet Yes No 8. I want to find some old friends (schools, 1 2 3 4
colleges, organizations etc)
9. My workplace bans social network Yes No 9. I join it for fun 1 2 3 4

10. I subscribe to social network 1 My organization (NGOs or office or 1 2 3 4

0. workplace) requires me to do so
a. Facebook Yes No I don’t want to be left behind with what 1 2 3 4
happens
 1 I want to look for a partner or partners 1 2 3 4 14.Gifts, smiles 1 2 3
2.
1 I want to pretend to be someone else in 15.Other applications: Please
1 2 3 4
3. social network specify…………
1 Other reasons:………………………
4.
C. FACILITIES USED
Instruction: Please respond to this statement “I used the following facilities in
the social network” by circling the appropriate option in the box. D. LANGUAGE USED
Instruction: Please provide your response to the following statements by circling
Yes No Not Applicable anyone of the 4 options in the scale : 1- Strongly Disagree, 2- Disagree, 3- Agree
or 4- Strongly Agree that corresponds to the
1 2 3
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4
1. Add photo, album 1 2 3

2. Share…texts, video, 1 2 3
1. I write in Malay in the social 1 2 3 4
network
3. Likes 1 2 3 2. I do not write in English in the 1 2 3 4
social network
4. Group 1 2 3
3. I use abbreviations or short cuts in 1 2 3 4
5. Message (send-receive) 1 2 3 my words and sentences
4. I mix Malay and English in my 1 2 3 4
6. Join (group) 1 2 3 phrases/sentences

7. Advertisement (offer products 1 2 3

5. I prefer to use only one language at 1 2 3 4
a time when I send messages
selling/buying; services)
6. I prefer to use more than one 1 2 3 4
8. Blog 1 2 3 language when I write in my wall
in social network
9. Newsfeed 1 2 3 7. I don’t usually write in complete 1 2 3 4
sentences in social network
10.Events (invite people) 1 2 3
8. My grammar may not be correct 1 2 3 4
11.Request for friend/connection 1 2 3 when I write in social network but
my messages are understood by my
12.Browse people 1 2 3 friends
9. I use similes or emoticons in my 1 2 3 4
13.Games 1 2 3
messages in social network
 10 Others: Please specify………… 1 I am aware that my background 1 2 3 4
. 0. information I my social network
could be monitored by special agents
in some countries
1 I benefit a lot from my social 1 2 3 4
1. network
1 There are more positive things in 1 2 3 4
E. CHALLENGES 2. social network than the negative ones

Instruction: Please provide your response to the following statements by circling 1 Social network can harm people’s life 1 2 3 4
anyone of the 4 options in the scale: 1- Strongly Disagree, 2- Disagree, 3- Agree 3. if people tell everything about
or 4- Strongly Agree that corresponds to the statement. themselves in the social network
1 I never heard of girls or women being 1 2 3 4
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree 4. raped for participating in social
1 2 3 4 network
1 I don’t like if everyone knows every 1 2 3 4
1. I have no problem to tell the truth 1 2 3 4 5. friend that I have in my social
about me in my social network network
1 I know how to use privacy setting in 1 2 3 4
2. I trust some people but distrust some 1 2 3 4
6. my social network
in the social network
1 I think most people join the social 1 2 3 4
3. I befriend with anyone in the social 1 2 3 4
7. network for dating purposes
network
1 Social networking is a waste of time 1 2 3 4
4. Some information in the social 1 2 3 4
8.
network are fake
1 People can be addicted to social 1 2 3 4
5. I don’t know if my background 1 2 3 4
9. network
information that I put in the social
network will be/is used for 2 Social network can lead to unhealthy 1 2 3 4
commercial purposes 0. life style
6. Some people pretend to be someone 1 2 3 4
else in the social network
7. Social network is full of suspicious 1 2 3 4

8. I inform people in my social network 1 2 3 4

wherever I go
9. I usually tell people, in my social 1 2 3 4
network, things that I do in my life