Awkward Questions: Language Issues in the 2011 Census in England

Autor/in	Sebba, Mark
Titel	Awkward Questions: Language Issues in the 2011 Census in England
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 39 (2018) 2, S.181-193 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2017.1342651
Schlagwörter	Census Figures; Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; English; English (Second Language); Native Language; Validity; Multilingualism; Questionnaires; Measurement; Responses; Second Languages; Second Language Learning; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Volkszählung; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English language; Englisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Gültigkeit; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Fragebogen; Messverfahren; Second language; Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	The 2011 Census in England broke new ground, as a question about language had never previously been asked. After stakeholder consultations and a series of trials, the census authority decided on two questions based on earlier censuses in the USA: one about the respondent's "main language" and another about proficiency in English. This paper provides a critique of the census questions, showing how the pressure to produce questions which were straightforward to answer and consistent with the predominant monolingual ideology led to the choice of two questions which were problematic in different ways. This raises doubts about the validity of the questions themselves and the usefulness of the data collected. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01