Get started
Before using the Q-Bex questionnaire, please familiarise yourself with the terms and conditions.
Manual
A complete manual, containing guidance on all the steps in creating and using a questionnaire can be downloaded here.
Example questionnaires
These two documents show the questions for either each module and sub-module (complete version) or only the obligatory modules (short version) along with the answer options. Screenshots have been added to show how questions appear to respondents. Questions with screenshots available have been marked with an asterisk.
You can decide which modules you want to include in your own questionnaire.
How-to videos
The links listed below show the different steps in creating and using a questionnaire in video format.
How to cite Q-BEx?
For a research publication, please cite:
- De Cat, C., Gusnanto, A., Kašćelan, D., Prévost, P., Serratrice, L., Tuller, L., & Unsworth, S. (2025). How detailed do measures of bilingual language experience need to be? A cost-benefit analysis using the Q-BEx questionnaire. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728925100497
For a non-research publication or a report, please cite the manual:
- De Cat, C., Kašćelan, D., Prévost, P., Serratrice, L., Tuller, L., & Unsworth, S. (2022). Quantifying Bilingual EXperience (Q-BEx): questionnaire manual and documentation. DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/V7EC8
