Appendix A
List of questions and prompts used in the Qualtrics survey to elicit listeners’ background information:
1. Age
2. Gender
3. Highest level of education (describe in own words)
4. Highest degree completed (name area of specialization, e.g., MBA Finance; Ph.D. Linguistics; BA Education, etc.)
5. Professional field (choose from a dropdown list, or select “other” and define)
6. Have you ever taught Spanish?
a. If yes, what level post-secondary course level?
b. What is (are) the name(s) of the courses you have taught?
c. What education level do/did you teach (i.e., primary, secondary, postsecondary, graduate)?
7. What is your native language?
8. List other languages in order of proficiency (where “1” is the most proficient)
9. List language in order of acquisition (e.g., Spanish 0 years old; English 12 years old, etc.)
10. What is your country of residence?
11. How long have you lived in your country of residence?
12. On a scale of 1–4, in general, what is your familiarity with the way non-native speakers of Spanish use the language? (1 = not at all familiar; 2 = somewhat unfamiliar; 3 = somewhat familiar; 4 = very familiar)
13. What would matter to you the most regarding a job candidate’s Spanish-speaking abilities if you were to hire them at your institution/workplace, or to represent you professionally? (Drag and rank from most important to least important, in which 1 = most important, and 5 = least important.) [Select from “use of grammar,” “pronunciation,” “originality of ideas,” “presentation of ideas,” “consideration of audience.”]
a. Are there any other qualities of speaking abilities or the speaker you would also consider?
