Poll prepared and requested by Marianopolita.
The DR1 Spanish forum began in April 2005 and it was a suggestion by AnnaC to have a place where people who were studying Spanish, interested in language, wanted to improve, etc. could practice. The mod herself was taking a course at the time and figured it would be a good idea with the help of Spanish speakers on the board and those knowledgeable about grammar, language, vocabulary, etc. could assist by answering questions that posters have. However, the objective of the forum is NOT to teach anyone Spanish.
IMO, the forum is helpful for the most part but has a vast range of speakers for example, beginner to advanced level, professionals in the language, native/ bilingual speakers but they do not know anything about language, native/ bilingual speakers who have some knowledge etc.
After observing threads this year and specifically a few recent ones, I thought it would be good to have a poll about the forum and maybe people would provide suggestions, ideas, positive and negative feedback. Specifically, I would like to hear what people think about the responses provided in the forum by posters.
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The Poll:
What is your opinion about DR1's Spanish forum:
1/ Very helpful
-interesting threads, abundant information, accurate responses, good responses by regular posters in the forum.
- evident knowledge of the Dominican vernacular and Spanish spoken in the Spanish-speaking world.
- knowledgeable posters answer the questions at hand and provide good responses. Evidence of grammar and linguistic expertise. Suggestions and critique are valuable. Questions asked are answered and the answers provided have helped as you continue to learn Spanish (or you read the forum out of interest)
.
2/ Helpful
-For the most part answers are provided to all questions asked. Good details are provided with evidence of grammar and linguistic knowledge.
-The question(s) asked is (are) answered and the threads in general are helpful.
- Sufficient and sometimes abundant knowledge of the Dominican vernacular and Spanish spoken in the Spanish-speaking world is provided.
3/ Not very helpful
-Questions are not always answered and responses are not always accurate, helpful or doubtful.
-Some posters provide good responses but when those posters don't post the thread is not valuable.
- Threads don't evidence grammatical and/or linguistic knowledge by most posters.
- Better answers found in other forums.
- off topic posts and replies
4/ Don't know
- Don't have enough knowledge about Spanish and language in general to critique the forum and responses.
-I browse the forum occasionally but can't provide an opinion about its quality.
The DR1 Spanish forum began in April 2005 and it was a suggestion by AnnaC to have a place where people who were studying Spanish, interested in language, wanted to improve, etc. could practice. The mod herself was taking a course at the time and figured it would be a good idea with the help of Spanish speakers on the board and those knowledgeable about grammar, language, vocabulary, etc. could assist by answering questions that posters have. However, the objective of the forum is NOT to teach anyone Spanish.
IMO, the forum is helpful for the most part but has a vast range of speakers for example, beginner to advanced level, professionals in the language, native/ bilingual speakers but they do not know anything about language, native/ bilingual speakers who have some knowledge etc.
After observing threads this year and specifically a few recent ones, I thought it would be good to have a poll about the forum and maybe people would provide suggestions, ideas, positive and negative feedback. Specifically, I would like to hear what people think about the responses provided in the forum by posters.
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The Poll:
What is your opinion about DR1's Spanish forum:
1/ Very helpful
-interesting threads, abundant information, accurate responses, good responses by regular posters in the forum.
- evident knowledge of the Dominican vernacular and Spanish spoken in the Spanish-speaking world.
- knowledgeable posters answer the questions at hand and provide good responses. Evidence of grammar and linguistic expertise. Suggestions and critique are valuable. Questions asked are answered and the answers provided have helped as you continue to learn Spanish (or you read the forum out of interest)
.
2/ Helpful
-For the most part answers are provided to all questions asked. Good details are provided with evidence of grammar and linguistic knowledge.
-The question(s) asked is (are) answered and the threads in general are helpful.
- Sufficient and sometimes abundant knowledge of the Dominican vernacular and Spanish spoken in the Spanish-speaking world is provided.
3/ Not very helpful
-Questions are not always answered and responses are not always accurate, helpful or doubtful.
-Some posters provide good responses but when those posters don't post the thread is not valuable.
- Threads don't evidence grammatical and/or linguistic knowledge by most posters.
- Better answers found in other forums.
- off topic posts and replies
4/ Don't know
- Don't have enough knowledge about Spanish and language in general to critique the forum and responses.
-I browse the forum occasionally but can't provide an opinion about its quality.