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VC’s Test of Monolingualism Mark III
General factual feelings about social monolingualism
In my country people have an advantage who use one language every day rather than more than one language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
In my country people who speak only one language every day have more friends than people who speak more than one language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
In my country most people use only one language every day.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
In my country people who use two or more languages every day get better jobs than those who use only one.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
In everyday life in my country most people need to speak more than one language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DisagreePeople who live in my country should all speak the same language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
A country is more successful if the people in it speak more than one language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
General opinions about psychological monolingualism
People who speak more than one language have less psychological problems than people who speak only one.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who speak one language think less clearly than those who speak two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People know more if they speak one language rather than two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who speak one language get more confused about their identity than people who speak two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who speak one language are less open-minded thanpeople who speak two or more
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree.
People who speak one language are more trustworthy than people who speak two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who speak one language are more emotionally stable than people who speak two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Speaking two languages at home is a handicap for a child.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who use one language all the time usually succeed at their careers more than people who speak more than one language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who speak one language every day are more relaxed than people who speak more than one language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who speak one language every day have worse memories than those who speak two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who speak two or more languages think more quickly than those who speak one.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Personal feelings about monolingualism
It is important for me to speak my first language well rather than to speak other languages.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I will always feel more myself in my first language than in another language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I would like to be considered a speaker of two languages rather than just a speaker of my first language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
I would feel more at home with people who speak two or more languages than with people who speak only my first language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
I would prefer to use one language every day rather than two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
I would be happier if I spoke one language every day than if I spoke two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
I would feel a less confident person if I spoke one language every day than if I spoke two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
MISC VC items
The people who speak a language best are those who know only one language rather than two or more.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Native speakers make the best language teachers.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
You should try not to use your first language while you are learning another language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
It is important not to have an accent in another language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Switching between languages in a conversation is rude even if the other person knows both languages.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Children learn second languages better than adults.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who go to live in a new country should give up their own language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
It is difficult to learn a second language in a classroom.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Gardner’s 8
Speaking or learning another language is important to me because it will allow me to be more at ease with people who speak that language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Speaking or learning another language is important to me only because I need it for my career.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Speaking or learning another language is important to me because I will be able to meet and talk to more kinds of people.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Speaking or learning another language is important to me because it will make me more knowledgeable.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Speaking or learning another language is important to me because I will be able to enjoy the films and books of the people who speak it better.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Speaking or learning another language is important to me because I think it will someday be useful in getting a good job.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Speaking or learning another language is important to me because I will be able to take part more freely in the activities of other cultural groups.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Speaking or learning another language is important to me because other people will respect me more if I know another language.
Selection from Baker’s Attitudes to Bilingualism test
It is important to be able to speak two languages.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Knowing two languages makes people cleverer.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Being able to write in two languages is important.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
All schools in my country should teach pupils to speak in two languages.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Children in my country should learn to read two languages.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People who speak two languages can have more friends than those who speak one language.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People may earn more money if they speak two languages.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
People know more if they speak two languages.
Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disagree
Positive attitudes to monolingualism in children in 5 countries
Social: In my country most people use only one language every
day.
Psychological: People who speak one language every day are more relaxed
than people who speak more than one language.
Personal: I will always feel
more myself in my first language than in another language.
Positive Attitudes to Bilingualism in Children from 5 Countries
Example: It is important to be able to speak two languages.