Adult Student Participant Consent Form |
Student (18 years of age and older) Cover Letter
Dear Student:
There are many STARTALK programs across the United States. The National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) supports these programs. One of the NFLC’s jobs is to collect information about participants. To collect this information, NFLC surveys all participants. The survey asks about language learning experiences and attitudes about language learning. NFLC will use the answers to these questions to make future STARTALK programs and language programs across the country better.
During the STARTALK program you may also use a program called LinguaFolio. LinguaFolio is a self-assessment, self-report tool used in Europe and several U.S. states and designed for language learners. This tool helps you track your progress while learning the language. Your program may also use other assessment tools.
We will do our best to keep your personal information confidential. All information collected by the survey will be stored in a password-protected database. We will not include participant names in any published reports, media, or public discussions of STARTALK. Your name will be given a code for survey data. This code, instead of a name, will link your survey and identity. Only the researcher and you will be able to see this information. We will ask for your permission if we want to cite you by name for any reason.
You may be photographed or video or audio recorded for recruitment and teacher training purposes.
Sincerely,
Betsy Hart
Project Principal Investigator
Dear Student:
There are many STARTALK programs across the United States. The National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) supports these programs. One of the NFLC’s jobs is to collect information about participants. To collect this information, NFLC surveys all participants. The survey asks about language learning experiences and attitudes about language learning. NFLC will use the answers to these questions to make future STARTALK programs and language programs across the country better.
During the STARTALK program you may also use a program called LinguaFolio. LinguaFolio is a self-assessment, self-report tool used in Europe and several U.S. states and designed for language learners. This tool helps you track your progress while learning the language. Your program may also use other assessment tools.
We will do our best to keep your personal information confidential. All information collected by the survey will be stored in a password-protected database. We will not include participant names in any published reports, media, or public discussions of STARTALK. Your name will be given a code for survey data. This code, instead of a name, will link your survey and identity. Only the researcher and you will be able to see this information. We will ask for your permission if we want to cite you by name for any reason.
You may be photographed or video or audio recorded for recruitment and teacher training purposes.
Sincerely,
Betsy Hart
Project Principal Investigator