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False Friends

Dear Sir / Madam, please take a few minutes to complete the following survey.

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What is your gender?

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How old are you?

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How would you rate your English skills?

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How often do you read academic texts in English?

E.g. educational books used in school, research papers, journal articles, literature reviews
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How often do you read everyday texts?

E.g. social media, reading book
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Are you familiar with the concept of “false friends” in language learning?

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False friends are words in different languages that look or sound similar but have different meanings. They can cause misunderstandings when learning a new language. For example, the English word "actual" means "real" or "genuine," while the Dutch word "actueel" means "current" or "up-to-date." These misleading similarities can lead to incorrect translations and confusion.

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Have you ever come across an English word that you misinterpreted because it was similar to a Dutch word?

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If you answered yes, give an example of a word that you misinterpreted.

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How often do false friends cause confusion when reading a text?

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In what type of texts do you encounter the most difficulty with false friends?

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If you misinterpret a word due to a false friend, how does it affect your understanding of the whole text?

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Have you ever mistranslated an English word due to its similarity to a Dutch word?

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If you answered yes, give an example of a word that you mistranslated.

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When translating from English to Dutch, how confident are you that you recognize false friends correctly?

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What strategies do you use to avoid false friend mistakes when translating?

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How difficult do you find it to recognize false friends in English?

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Which language skill is most affected by false friends for you?

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