CLA Self-Assessment · Heritage Language Workshop

How aware are you of
language in society?

This questionnaire measures your Critical Language Awareness (CLA) — your understanding of how social, political, and cultural forces shape attitudes toward Spanish in the United States.

19Statements
~12Minutes
3Dimensions

There are no right or wrong answers. Your responses reflect your current perspective. Your profile data is accessible only to the workshop facilitator.

Interactive tool: © 2026 Alejandro Acero Ayuda · CC BY 4.0
Instrument: Beaudrie, S., Amezcua, A., & Loza, S. (2019). Language Testing. doi:10.1177/0265532219844293
Participant Profile

About you

This information helps the researcher understand who participated. All data is confidential and only accessible to the workshop facilitator.

Only used to match pre/post records if needed
Gender

Where you live & work

This helps situate your linguistic context geographically.

Education & occupation

Highest level of education completed
Most relevant or most recent degree
Sector of work
Prior experience with Spanish heritage language instruction?

Languages

List all languages you use regularly. Rate your self-perceived proficiency in each skill.
H = Highly proficient  ·  MH = Medium-high  ·  ML = Medium-low  ·  L = Low

Language Speaking Listening Writing Reading

Language background & identity

These questions contextualise your relationship with Spanish.

Do you identify as a heritage speaker of Spanish?
Spanish use in your childhood home
Main contexts where you currently use Spanish (select all that apply)
Generation of immigration to the U.S. (if applicable)
Attitude toward Spanish before today's workshop
Have you previously attended a workshop or course on language awareness or sociolinguistics?
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