Language school questions that show how close students feel to fluent
Ask students how their course is going, from speaking practice in class to the time they practice on their own. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What language school survey questions tell you
Language school survey questions ask students why they are learning, how confident they feel speaking, how they rate their progress in each skill and what would help them improve fastest. The answers show whether classes give enough speaking time and which skills lag, so teachers can adjust before a student loses heart and stops booking.
Ask four to six weeks into a course, and again near the end, when students can judge their progress. Show a QR code at the end of a lesson or send the link by email, and pick five to seven questions. Students can write their answers in the language they are learning or in their own.
Each written answer is read as it arrives and given a theme and a sentiment in any language, so answers in Spanish, Japanese and English sort into the same themes. Give each response an owner in the inbox, and post ideas for new classes to your team's Slack channel.
- Questions
- 14
- Best asked
- Four to six weeks into the course
- Industry
- Education
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 14 language schools questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
Why students learn
The language, the goal and how close the student feels to it, which frame every other answer.
- 01Dropdown
Which language are you learning?
Which language the student is learning. Select one in Results to filter the whole page, so each language team reads its own answers.
- 02Multiple choice
Why are you learning this language?
Why the student is learning, from work to moving abroad. Results shows a donut with each share, which helps you build classes around the goals students actually have.
- 11Mood dial
How close do you feel to your language goal?
How close the student feels to their goal, on a mood dial. Results shows each face with its share; read it with the reason for learning, since a move abroad sets a higher bar.
Speaking and progress
Confidence, speaking time and progress in each skill, for teachers planning the next weeks of class.
- 03Big scale
How confident are you speaking out loud in class?
How confident the student feels speaking out loud in class, from 1 to 10. Results shows the average and a column per step; ask it again near the end to see whether it moved.
- 04Matrix
Rate your progress in each skill
Rates progress in speaking, listening, reading and writing. The heat map shows which skill students feel weakest in, and row averages help you balance class time.
- 05Multiple choice
How much speaking practice do you get in class?
Three options on speaking practice in class. A large share on Too little, with low speaking confidence, is a clear case for more conversation time.
- 06Yes / No
Does your teacher speak the language most of the time?
Whether the teacher speaks the language most of the time. Results shows the share that said yes; compare classes to see where teachers fall back on the students' own language.
- 09Text
Which part of the language do you find hardest?
Asks which part of the language the student finds hardest. Each answer gets a theme, so grammar, pronunciation or listening at speed group together for the teachers.
Practice and materials
Materials, practice time, class size and what would help most, read before you change the course format.
- 07Stars
How well do the course materials help you practice?
How well the materials help students practice, in stars. Results shows the average and the share who rated 4 or higher, which is worth checking after a change of textbook.
- 08Ruler
How many minutes a day do you practice on your own?
Minutes a day of practice on the student's own, on a ruler. Results shows the median and the middle half; set homework to fit the median, and offer more to those above it.
- 10Multiple choice
What would help you improve fastest?
Picks every change that would help the student improve fastest. Results shows bars with each share; smaller groups and more conversation classes are signals for your schedule.
- 12Number
How many others study alongside you?
How many others share the student's class. Results shows the median and the middle half; read it with speaking practice to see whether large classes cut speaking time.
Choosing the school
Why students picked your school and whether they would recommend it, for the people who plan marketing.
- 13Text
What made you choose this school over another?
Asks why the student chose this school over another. The themes, such as price, location or a teacher, tell your marketing which reasons to put first.
- 14NPS
How likely are you to recommend this language school?
Whether the student would recommend the school. Results shows the score with detractors, passives and promoters; select the detractors to see their progress and practice answers.
Tips for asking about language schools
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Ask once progress shows
Wait four to six weeks, so students can judge their progress. In the first week, they can only judge the welcome.
- 02
Let students write in any language
Written answers are sorted into themes in any language, so beginners can write in their own language and still be understood.
- 03
Tag each level or class
Tag each link with the level or class, so you can compare beginners with advanced students on the same questions.
- 04
Turn speaking answers into class time
When speaking practice scores low, add conversation time before you change materials, and ask again a month later.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
- 1
Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
- 2
Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
- 3
Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
- 4
Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about language schools
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
Browse all templatesFrequently asked questions
Four to six weeks into a course and again near the end. Keep the same progress and speaking questions so you can see what changed.
Yes. Each written answer gets a theme and a sentiment in any language, so answers in different languages are sorted the same way.
Tag the link with the class or level; the tag is kept with each answer for workflows, Google Sheets and the API. Or send one survey per class.
Five to seven. Start with the confidence score, add progress in each skill and speaking time, and end with the recommendation.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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