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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #bf00bf; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Thank you for your choice. I will try my best to reach you my response as soon as possible before my new year- the so called September 11. We are going to be 1998. I think you are a bit ahead of us by 7/8 years. You know there is a saying in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Ethiopia</st1:country-region> "When you come to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ethiopia</st1:place></st1:country-region> you will be Eight years Younger" so what do you think?!</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #bf00bf; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I really have got your effort interesting. I wish to see your final works soon. One thing to assure you is that- I am the one who will introduce your final products and distribute in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ethiopia</st1:place></st1:country-region>... grin. Would you let me know your conclusion? </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><BR><B><I>Aisha Ahmed <indo_aa1@lycos.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi Valerie and Everyone on the SignWriting List,<BR>A user manual for the prototype is attached herewith and here are the questions.<BR><BR>The aim of this survey is to find out the possibility of an <BR>additional sign messaging function for mobile phones. All <BR>information gathered shall be kept confidential and used for <BR>research purposes only.<BR>Thank you.<BR>Aisha Shamsuna Ahmed<BR>The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus<BR><BR>Please put a ‘X’ in [ ] to mark your choices.<BR><BR><STRONG><EM>Aisha Ahmed <indo_aa1@lycos.com></EM></STRONG> wrote:
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<P>Hi Valerie and Everyone on the SignWriting List,<BR>A user manual for the prototype is attached herewith and here are the questions.<BR><BR>The aim of this survey is to find out the possibility of an <BR>additional sign messaging function for mobile phones. All <BR>information gathered shall be kept confidential and used for <BR>research purposes only.<BR>Thank you.<BR>Aisha Shamsuna Ahmed<BR>The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus<BR></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please put a ‘X’ in [ ] to mark your choices.<BR><BR>Section A<BR>1. Do you use a mobile phone?<BR>(Please tick only one option)<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Yes</SPAN></STRONG><B><BR></B>[ ] No<BR><BR>2. Do you use a mobile phone to write and receive text messages?<BR>(Please tick only one option)<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Yes- But now we don't have the service because of the above reason</SPAN></STRONG><BR>[ ] No<BR><BR>3. If your answer to question 2 is yes, how often do you write and <BR>receive text messages?<BR>(Please tick only one option)<BR>[ ] Daily<BR>[ ] 2 to 6 times a week<BR>[ ] Once a week<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Once in a while</SPAN></STRONG><BR><BR>4. What else do you use a mobile phone for?<BR>(You may select more than one option)<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Making and/or recei!
ving
voice calls</SPAN></STRONG><B><BR></B>[ ] Making and/or receiving video calls<BR>[ ] Sending and/or receiving multi-media messages<BR><BR>5. Do you use any of the following handheld devices?<BR>(You may select more than one option)<BR>[ ] Pager<BR>[ ] Palm Pilot<BR>[ ] PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)<BR>[ ] Communicator phone<BR>[ ] Others (Please Specify) __</SPAN><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #bf00bf; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Ear Phone!!</SPAN></U></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #bf00bf; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">_</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">_________________________<BR><BR>6. Based on the prototype you have used, would you like to be able <BR>to use a mobile phone or any of the handheld devices you selected <BR>for writing and receiving messages in signs?<BR>(Please tick only one option)<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Ari!
al">[X]
Yes</SPAN></STRONG><B><BR></B>[ ] No<BR><BR>7. Based on the prototype you have used, do you think that having <BR>this function in a mobile phone or any of the handheld devices you <BR>selected would aid you in learning SignWriting?<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Yes</SPAN></STRONG><B><BR></B>[ ] Maybe<BR>[ ] No<BR><BR>8. Based on the prototype you have used, please kindly answer the <BR>following questions?<BR>(Please tick one option for each question)<BR><BR><BR>How easy was the prototype to use?<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Very Easy</SPAN></STRONG> [ ] Easy [ ] Fairly Easy [ ] Difficult [ ] <BR>Very Difficult<BR><BR><BR>Do you think the option Preview presented on the interfaces is <BR>easy to comprehend and use?<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Very</SPAN></STRONG> Easy [ ] Easy [ ] Fairly Easy [ ] Difficult [ ] <BR>Very Difficult<BR><BR><BR>Do you think the option View gloss presented on the interfaces <BR>is easy to
comprehend and use?<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Very Easy</SPAN></STRONG> [ ] Easy [ ] Fairly Easy [ ] Difficult [ ] <BR>Very Difficult<BR><BR><BR>Do you think the functions of writing and reading messages are sufficient?<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Very Sufficient</SPAN></STRONG> [ ] Sufficient [ ] Fairly Sufficient [ ] <BR>Insufficient [ ] Very Insufficient<BR><BR><BR>Do you think the flow of tasks for writing and reading <BR>messages are similar to the way you use SignMail?<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Strongly Agree</SPAN></STRONG> [ ] Agree [ ] Neutral [ ] Disagree [ ] <BR>Strongly Disagree<BR><BR><BR>9. Do you have any comments or suggestions?<BR></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #bf00bf; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I think Sign Writing needs more space than the spoken words. My suggestion here is if there is any possibility to broaden the screen as to handle at!
least a
single sentence. </SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #bf00bf; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Section B<BR><BR>1. Would you call yourself an expert, intermediate or novice sign writer?<BR>[ ] Expert<BR>[ ] Intermediate<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] Novice</SPAN></STRONG><B><BR></B><BR>2. How long have you known and used SignWriting?<BR>[ ] Never<BR>[ ] Less than a month<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[X] 1 to 5 months</SPAN></STRONG><B><BR></B>[ ] 6 months to 1 year<BR>[ ] Above 1 year<BR>(Please Specify number of years if known)<BR><BR>Thanks a lot,<BR>Kind Regards,<BR>Aisha<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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