Eurobarometer 54LAN (Dec 2000)

Knowledge of foreign languages of the Europeans. Topics: native language (multiple responses, second and third language); self-assessment of language proficiency; assessment of usefulness of language proficiency; frequency and manner of use of foreign languages; manner of acquisition of foreign language; motives for learning a new foreign language; assessment of importance of acquisition of foreign language for one's children; paths of foreign language acquisition used; evaluation of selected paths; preferred method of learning a foreign language; possible reasons against acquisition of a foreign language; weekly time expended to learn a foreign language; sources of information and motives to acquire a foreign language; attitude to learning a foreign language (scale). Demography: age at conclusion of training; age; sex; occupation. Also encoded was: date of interview; length of interview; presence of other persons during interview; cooperation of respondent; region; possession of a telephone; interview language.