Survey Ver. 1
Survey Ver. 1
Survey Ver. 1
This survey is designed for the study: Condolence strategies used by American speakers of
English and Vietnamese speakers of English in the office setting. Since the topic of this research
is quite sensitive, your assistance in responding to the following questions is highly appreciated and
you can be confident that you will not be identified in any discussion of the data.
The purpose of this questionnaire is to find out what you would say in each situation listed below. In
completing these questions, please choose the answers by putting a tick () or expressing your ideas
in where appropriate.
Male
Female
High school
University
Married
Single
Rural
Other
SITUATION 1: How would you extend your condolences to the following person whose
father/mother has suddenly passed away?
a. Your boss:
(your sex):
.
b. Your colleague:
(your sex):
.
c. Your employee:
-
(your sex):
.
SITUATION 2: His/her father or mother has been ill for a long time and has just passed away.
How would you extend your condolences to that person if s/he is:
a. Your boss:
(your sex):
.
b. Your colleague:
-
(your sex):
.
c. Your employee:
-
(your sex):
.
SITUATION 3: How would you extend your condolences to the following person whose
husband/wife has suddenly died of a fatal disease or accident?
d. Your boss:
(your sex):
.
e. Your colleague:
-
(your sex):
.
f. Your employee:
-
(your sex):
.
SITUATION 4: How would you extend your condolences to the following person whose only
child has been killed in an accident?
a. Your boss:
(your sex):
.
b. Your colleague:
-
(your sex):
.
c. Your employee:
-
(your sex):
.
SITUATION 5: His/her relative (uncle, aunt, cousin, etc.) has just passed away. How would you
extend your condolences to that person if s/he is:
a. Your boss:
(your sex):
.
b. Your colleague:
-
(your sex):
.
c. Your employee:
-
(your sex):
.
(Adapted from Nguyen T., 2005, A Vietnamese-American cross-cultural study on extending condolences to
the relatives of the deceased In office setting, MA Thesis, Vietnam National University)