Languages and politics: your opinion

[Averla]

Hello
I'm studying at University in Russia (history and ethnology) and I'm very interested in linguistic situation in three countries: Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In fact I have to compare what have been done in linguistic policy in each of them (since the independence).So I'd love to know opinions of those people who live in these countries.
Do you have any opinions on that? If you're ready to help, I've got some questions...

[Averla]

Hello,
I wish some people (as many as possible) who live in Algeria, Tunisia or Morocco filled it. I'd be very grateful, because I want my paper to be based on real life in these countries, not only on books. Moreover I'm very interested in my work myself...
About this form...It's quite long, but you don't have to answer all the questions. If you don't like any of them, you can miss them (but it isn't very desirable). And it would be great if you asked your friends or relatives to fill it too...In any case: thanks for your attention.
Questions
1. Your name: (you don't have to indicate it)
2. Age:
3. Country and town:
4. Sex:
5. Occupation/profession:
6. Education:
7. How many languages do you speak?
8. What are they? And to what degree do you know them?
9. Where do you use each of them?
a. what language do you use at home? (with your relatives and friends)
b. at work?
c. at school/at university?
d. in the streets?
e. in the shops?
f. somewhere else (in courts, in hospitals and so on)
10. What language do you consider as native? (If it's Arabic: classical or Algerian?)
11. How do you call you native language?
12. In what language were you taught at school and at university?
(if they are different, write it, please) Were all subjects taught in the same language or not?
13. What language (languages) did you study as foreign?
14. What language would you like to study as foreign?
15. If you're now learning a language, what is it? Why are you learning it?
16. What do you think about French? Is it foreign for you or not?
17. What role, in your opinion, does French play in your everyday life?
18. In what language do you prefer to watch something on TV?
To read books and/or newspapers? To listen radio?
19. Do you have enough choice to do it? Are there channels in different languages? Radio stations?
20. In what language (languages) are the names of the streets written? Direction signs? Names of the shops? Many of them are bilingual?
21. What language has to be official in your country? and what national? Why?
22. What language is the most prestigious? Why?
23. Do you know any laws which are connected with language?
24. Are there any interdictions?
25. Do you approve the linguistic policy of your government?
26. What do you think about the quality of the education in your country?
27. What do you think about the status of Berber languages? What status should they have?

Send your replies by e-mail: langandpol@mail.ru


[Edited by Averla on 28th February 2006 at 15:49]

[Al-khiyal]

mabrook, well done, ya Averla,

Now people have a better idea of the information you are looking for.

maa3salaama

[djamel32]

Originally posted by Averla
Hello
I'm studying at University in Russia (history and ethnology) and I'm very interested in linguistic situation in three countries: Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In fact I have to compare what have been done in linguistic policy in each of them (since the independence).So I'd love to know opinions of those people who live in these countries.
Do you have any opinions on that? If you're ready to help, I've got some questions...

You studying History or Linguistics? History and ethnology is a branch of which subject?
which degree you are praparing?
why did you choose those countries?

[nouha]

1. Your name: nouha
2. Age: 22
3. Country and town: new york
4. Sex: female
5. Occupation/profession: student
6. Education: finished college and still going strong :P
7. How many languages do you speak? 2
8. What are they? And to what degree do you know them? english and arabic and i noe them good
9. Where do you use each of them? at home and english outside
a. what language do you use at home? (with your relatives and friends) arabic
b. at work? english
c. at school/at university? english
d. in the streets? english
e. in the shops? english
f. somewhere else? english

10. What language do you consider as native? for algeria.. its arabic

11. How do you call you native language? arabic

12. In what language were you taught at school and at university? english

13. What language (languages) did you study as foreign? french and spanish

14. What language would you like to study as foreign? spanish

15. If you're now learning a language, what is it? Why are you learning it? none right now

16. What do you think about French? Is it foreign for you or not? i hate french .. its foriegn to me and stupid

17. What role, in your opinion, does French play in your everyday life? none

18. In what language do you prefer to watch something on TV? english or arabic
To read books and/or newspapers? To listen radio? english

19. Do you have enough choice to do it? Are there channels in different languages? Radio stations? its all english

20. In what language (languages) are the names of the streets written? Direction signs? Names of the shops? Many of them are bilingual? english

21. What language has to be official in your country? and what national? Why? arabic, because algeria is an arab country

22. What language is the most prestigious? Why? arabic.. because its the language of the quran

23. Do you know any laws which are connected with language? not really

24. Are there any interdictions?

25. Do you approve the linguistic policy of your government? as long as its in arabic in algeria and english in america.. its all good

26. What do you think about the quality of the education in your country? in america its good.. in algeria its horrible... algerians deserve better education inshalah

27. What do you think about the status of Berber languages? What status should they have?

berbers deserve rights just like anyone else in algeria... but their language should not be recognized as an official language

[phylay]

Nouha, if I am not mistaken it was for ppl living in DZ
But it's good to know you a li'l bit more

[nouha]

heheh... well i must not have caught that part... :P

your a nice guy phylay.... always catching my fallouts :P

most ppl in algeria dont even understand english.. so how would they take the survey