Murphy-Wetzler: Twins Survey

We have constructed this survey on the topic of Language Acquisition among Twins. The survey will help us complete our research project in our English 300 course with Dr. Chris Voss at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The purpose of the survey is to see whether language acquisition differs between twins and those who are not twins. This survey will give us a basis for the topic along with research that will help us with this project. Since this survey does not involve minors, blood samples, and is not for publication, we did not need consent by the Human Subjects Committee (HSC)/ Institutional Review Board (IRB) of SIU. The survey should not take longer than ten minutes and it is anonymous. The deadline for completion is April 11, 2008. Once the survey has been completed, you will be able to obtain a copy of the results if you would like. Thank you for taking time to fill out the survey, we greatly appreciate it!

Sincerely,

Ashley Wetzler and Amanda Murphy

1. Language Acquisition Among Twins

1. Please define your sex

2. Please identify your age

3. What is your occupation?

4. Do you have a twin?

5. If you have a twin,please identify the sex of your twin

6. Did you have any disabilities which affected your language acquisition? If yes, please explain.

7. Did teachers treat you differently in the classroom because you had a twin? If yes, please specify.

8. How easy was it for you to learn grammar? (1 being very easy, 5 being very hard).

9. What was your average grade in elementary school English classes?

10. What was your average grade in high school English classes?

11. What was your favorite subject in school, and if you have a twin, what was their favorite subject?

12. What do you know about the "secret language" of twins?

13. How often did you read as a child?

14. Did you prefer writing over reading?

15. When reading,did you prefer to read aloud or did you prefer to read silently?

16. Did you require any special assistance with learning language as a child?

17. How often did you socially interact with your peers as a child?

18. If you had siblings as a child, was it difficult to acquire language skills while living with your siblings in the same house?