By Joe Nicholas
This publication seriously examines the heritage and perform of surveys of language range in British schooling. It additionally provides unique learn and argument which investigates and debates the consequences as a result of surveying task and the participation of associations and groups. the writer argues that the tactics and results of such job have higher strength for understanding elevating and alter than formerly famous.
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It is ironic that the 1987 Census ends in a paragraph on 'equal opportunities implications' which emphasises 'worrying trends' in the assessments made of the fluency of plurilingual pupils. Although the number of pupils with a home language other than, or in addition to English increased between 1985 and 1987, both the number and percentage of pupils who were fluent in English decreased. (ILEA, 1987) There is no positive statement anywhere in the report pointing out the rich heritage of language and cultural diversity in the schools of the Authority which the census records.
The form of words for Question 1 is: Do you yourself ever speak any language at home apart from English? In the SLS 'Manual of Use' (LMP, 1984), it is reported that this wording needs to be adapted according to the age and understanding of the pupils. For 8-12 year olds of Pakistani origin the question became: Do you talk in English or in 'Pakistani' to your Mummy and Daddy at home? Questions for 5-7 year olds included: What do you talk in your house? Do you speak 'X'(named language) in your house?
The Woolwich survey was not administered by teachers as such, but through the library, by issuing the students with a postcard printed with a questionnaire when they joined the library. The questionnaire includes a question asking the respondents if they feel they need extra language tuition and also a question asking if they would like mother tongue materials in the library. The card was attractively and informally printed and was anonymous (Barry & Trushell, 1986). The Westminster survey was a functional exercise carried out by the English language support section, aimed at revealing bilingual students and whether 'they needed language support'.