Workplace Language Proficiency Self-Assessment Survey

Thanks for taking a few minutes to reflect on your language skills at work. Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. There are no wrong answers — honest, specific answers help us understand what real support you need. About 5-6 minutes.

Which language are you being assessed in for this survey (e.g., Spanish, Mandarin, French)?

Which best describes how you use this language at work?

• Primarily with colleagues
• Primarily with clients or customers
• Primarily with vendors or partners
• A mix of these contexts
• I rarely use it at work

How would you rate your current ability in each area of this language?

Overall, how confident are you communicating in this language during high-pressure work situations (e.g., negotiations, urgent client calls)?

In the last 30 days, how often did you use this language for work tasks?

• Daily
• Several times a week
• Once a week
• A few times a month
• Not at all

Which of the following have you done in this language in the last 30 days? Select all that apply.

• Led or participated in a meeting
• Wrote a formal email or report
• Made a phone or video call
• Negotiated or resolved a conflict
• Presented to an audience

Rank these language skills from the one that most limits your work performance to the one that least does.

1. Speaking / conversation
2. Listening comprehension
3. Reading
4. Writing
5. Industry-specific vocabulary
6. Grammar accuracy

How easy or difficult is it for you to handle an unplanned, high-stakes conversation in this language (e.g., an upset client call with no prep time)?

Reconstruct the respondent's most recent high-stakes work conversation in this language: what was at stake, which specific words, phrases, or grammar points they stumbled on, and whether they leaned on a colleague, a translation tool, or a script to get through it. If their confidence rating was high, stress-test it by asking about a scenario with zero preparation time; if the skill they ranked as most limiting was writing, probe a specific email or report they struggled to produce and what they'd change about it.

Describe one specific situation in the last few months where a language gap — yours or someone else's — caused a real problem at work, and how it got resolved.

What is your highest level of formal instruction in this language?

• No formal instruction
• Some coursework
• Completed a course or certificate program
• Degree or professional certification
• Prefer not to say

Which age range do you fall into?

• Under 25
• 25-34
• 35-44
• 45-54
• 55-64
• 65 or older
• Prefer not to say

Thank you! Your answers, along with your AI follow-up interview, will be used to shape targeted language support and training rather than a generic score — we appreciate your honesty.