SURVEY RESULTS

1. SURVEY RESULTS

2. NUMBERS OF QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED ITALY 186 AUSTRIA 132 POLAND 163 ENGLAND 151 SPAIN 139 TURKEY 182 ROMANIA 52

3. How many people wanted to learn Poland Austria Italy England Spain RO TK German 63 7 33 13 59 15 37 Romanian 0 8 15 1 2 7 English 120 21 107 2 49 33 58 Spanish 95 57 84 49 4 20 20 Polish 2 2 19 12 2 1 4 Turkish 5 4 13 9 3 5 0 Italian 59 74 1 51 60 31 25 French 54 12 16 29 26 7 Russian 72 10 1 3 2 13 Chinese 7 5 5 Portuguese 5 Arabic 3 2

4. How many people wanted to learn a foreign language: PL AU Italy England Spain RO TRK a. To improve work possibilities 149 87 80 35 116 32 52 b. To establish work contacts abroad 56 56 53 27 58 30 47 c. to make friends with people from other countries 42 80 74 85 86 20 40 d. To go on holiday 29 56 11 120 107 40 48 e. To live in a foreign country 39 10 21 34 25 10 18 f. To understand the history and culture of another country 2 19 150 110 86 33 34 g. For a hobby 66 75 12 11789 36 18

5. How many people have studied a foreign language: Poland Austria Italy UK Spain RO TRK At primary school 143 32 54 21 72 47 29 At middle or secondary school 163 71 165 95 93 46 38 At private or evening school 89 17 42 47 46 3 14 At university 63 19 61 31 24 27 21 Elsewhere 20 80 10 19 21 13 8

6. PL AU IT UK SP RO TRK How many people currently communicate in a foreign language? 86 61 80 27 46 28 122 How many people are studying a foreign language? 102 35 77 40 25 20 47

7. How many people started learning a foreign language and then stopped because: PL AU IT UK SP RO TRK They completed their Studies and were no longer interested 43 31 38 43 17 9 28 They didn’t know how or where to find a course 0 9 45 18 6 8 25 They didn’t have enough time 59 52 70 59 66 23 18 They considered it a waste of time 15 11 5 4 8 3 2 They found it difficult 39 16 14 22 30 2 16 They found it expensive 14 9 24 34 6 They found it boring 7 15 9 16 18 4 7

8. How many people think that: PL AU IT UK SP RO TK Learning a foreign language is easy 11 66 90 5651 42 34 It takes more than six months to learn 96 54 141 38 42 33 27 a foreign language well It takes more than five years to learn 25 64 82 53 69 12 33 A language well People in their country are generally Interested in learning a foreign language 65 35 60 24 62 38 22 Other Europeans are more likely to learn 38 55 140 129 91 16 49 a foreign language than people in their country They would like to learn a language using 8 60 134 72 82 39 56 an autonomous learning programme They would prefer to learn a language 89 84 167 98 96 36 51 Traditionally in groups The Lingue in piazza events were 95 76 159 95 97 52 74 interesting The Lingue in piazza events aroused 105 84 137 84 15 49 81 their interest in learning a f. l. learning a foreign language is easy 56 it takes more than six months to learn a foreign language well 38 it takes more than 5 years to learn a foreign language well 53 people in their country are generally interested in learning a foreign language 24 other Europeans are more likely to learn a foreign language than people in their country 129 they would like to learn a language using an autonomous learning computer programme 72 they would prefer to learn a language traditionally in groups 98 the Lingue in Piazza events were interesting 95 the Lingue in Piazza events aroused their interest in language learning

9. How many people were interested in following autonomous learning seminars: Poland Austria Italy England Spain Romania Turkey 23 86 170 74 55 40 62