Item | Never or almost never true | Usually not true | Somewhat true | Usually true | Always or almost true | Mean score | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Part C: Compensation Strategies | ||||||||
Q18. | To understand unfamiliar English words, I make guesses. | 3% (1) | 17% (5) | 53% (16) | 27% (8) | 0% (0) | 4.03 | |
Q19. | When I can’t think of a word during a conversation in English, I use gestures. | 7% (2) | 23% (7) | 10% (3) | 40% (12) | 20% (6) | 3.43 | |
Q20. | I make up new words if I do not know the right ones in English. | 0% (0) | 19% (6) | 27% (8) | 27% (8) | 27% (8) | 3.60 | |
Q21. | I read English without looking up every new word. | 37% (11) | 23% (7) | 30% (9) | 10% (3) | 0% (0) | 2.13 | |
Q22. | I try to guess what the other person will say next in English. | 0% (0) | 27% (8) | 27% (8) | 19% (6) | 27% (8) | 3.47 | |
Q23. | If I can’t think of an English word, I use a word or phrase that means the same thing. | 3% (1) | 3% (1) | 23% (7) | 63% (19) | 7% (2) | 3.67 |