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1. General information about countries and languages
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- 1.1. What are the official languages of your country?
- 1.1.1. Comments
- 1.2. What are the non-official languages in your country?
- 1.2.1. Comments
- 1.3. Which are the main languages (in terms of number of users) spoken by first- and second-generation immigrants in your country?
- 1.3.1. Comments
- 1.4. In what language(s) are the Constitution and laws in your country written?
- 1.4.1. Comments
- 1.5. Except for your own country, in which other countries of the European Union is/are your official language(s)* also regarded as an official language?
- 1.5.1. Comments
- 1.6. In which countries outside the European Union is/are your official language(s) also regarded as an official language?
- 1.6.1. Comments
- 1.7. Has your country ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages?
- 1.7.1. Which regional and/or minority languages does your country officially recognise?
- 1.7.2. Comments
- 1.7.3. What reservations concerning the charter were raised by your country?
- 1.7.4. Comments
- 1.8. Has your country signed the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities?
- 1.8.1. What provisions relating to this Convention were made by your country?
- 1.8.2. Comments
2. Specific legal regulations
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- 2.1. Does the Constitution of your country state what the official/national/main languages are?
- 2.1.1. Comments
- 2.2. Is there a language law stipulating what language(s) is/are to be used in official matters?
- 2.2.1. Comments
- 2.3. Is there any legislation other than the Constitution or a language law that defines the use of language(s) in government, public administration and/or judiciary institutions?
- 2.3.1. Comments
- 2.4. Does your country have a compulsory test or examination that includes a language test in (one of) the national/official language(s) which has to be passed in order to obtain citizenship?
- 2.4.1. Comments
- 2.5. Does your country offer instruction with regard to which national/official language(s) have to be mastered in order to obtain citizenship?
- 2.5.1. Comments
- 2.6. Does your country have a compulsory examination or test with regard to which (one of the) national language(s) has to be mastered in order to obtain permanent residency (i.e. without becoming a citizen of your country)?
- 2.6.1. Comments
- 2.7. Does the government of your country provide instruction, with regard to which (one of the) national/official language(s) has to be mastered in order to obtain permanent residency?
- 2.7.1. Comments
3. Instruction in and use of languages in primary and secondary education
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- 3.1. Is there any regulation in your country that gives the official language(s) a declared status as a medium of instruction in primary schools?
- 3.1.1. Comments
- 3.2. Are there other (regional or local) regulations concerning the use of the official or other languages as mediums of instruction in primary schools?
- 3.2.1. Comments
- 3.2.2. Which languages are used as medium of instruction in primary schools in your country?
- 3.2.3. Comments
- 3.3. Is there any regulation in your country that gives the official language(s) a declared status as mediums of instruction in secondary schools?
- 3.3.1. Comments
- 3.4. Are there other (regional or local) legislations concerning the use of the official or other languages as mediums of instruction in secondary schools?
- 3.4.1. Comments
- 3.4.2. Which languages are used as languages of instruction in secondary schools in your country?
- 3.4.3. Comments
4. Instruction in and use of languages at university level
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- 4.1. Is there any regulation in your country that gives the official language(s) a declared status as mediums of instruction at university level?
- 4.1.1. Comments
- 4.1.2. Are there any (national, regional, local, or other) regulations about the language in which bachelor’s or master’s courses, or doctoral programmes should be taught?
- 4.1.3. Comments
- 4.2. Are there other (regional or local) regulations concerning the language of instruction in university research courses?
- 4.2.2. Which languages are used as languages of instruction at university level in your country?
- 4.2.3. Comments
- 4.3. Is English used as a medium of instruction in bachelor's courses at the universities of your country?
- 4.3.1. What percentage of the bachelor’s courses in the five largest universities is taught in English?
- 4.3.2. What percentage of the bachelor's courses for the humanities in the five largest universities is taught in English?
- 4.3.3. What percentage of the bachelor’s courses for social sciences in the five largest universities is taught in English?
- 4.3.4. What percentage of the bachelor’s courses for mathematics and natural sciences in the five largest universities is taught in English?
- 4.3.5. Comments
- 4.4. Is English used as a medium of instruction in master's courses at the universities of your country?
- 4.4.1. What percentage of the master’s courses in the five largest universities is taught in English?
- 4.4.2. What percentage of the master’s courses for the humanities in the five largest universities is taught in English?
- 4.4.3. What percentage of the master’s courses for social sciences in the five largest universities is taught in English?
- 4.4.4. What percentage of the master’s courses for mathematics and natural sciences in the five largest universities is taught in English?
- 4.4.5. Comments
- 4.5. Is English used as the language of scientific publication in your country?
- 4.5.1. What is the overall percentage of PhD dissertations in your country that are written in English?
- 4.5.2. What is the overall percentage of PhD dissertations in the humanities in your country that are written in English?
- 4.5.3. What is the overall percentage of PhD dissertations in the social sciences in your country that are written in English?
- 4.5.4. What is the overall percentage of PhD dissertations in the mathematics and natural sciences in your country that are written in English?
- 4.5.5. Comments
- 4.6. Are there any regulations about the language in which a PhD (doctoral) dissertation should be written?
- 4.6.1. Comments
- 4.7. If PhD dissertations can be written in English, is it compulsory to add a summary in the official language or one of the official languages of your country?
- 4.7.1. Comments
- 4.8. Are there any established scientific journals in your country partly or fully published in the official language(s)?
- 4.8.1. In what scientific fields are those journals?
- 4.8.2. Comments
- 4.9. Do foreign students who wish to sign up for a course (conducted in your country's official language) at a university in your country have to pass a language proficiency test (in your country's official language) prior to registration?
- 4.9.1. Comments
5. Media
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- 5.1. Are there any daily papers or periodicals written in a language other than your country’s official language(s) that are produced in your country and distributed nationwide or in a substantial part of the nation?
- 5.1.1. What are the names and frequencies of publication of papers or periodicals in languages other than your country's official language(s)?
- 5.1.2. Comments
- 5.2. Has/have the official language(s) of your country a declared status as a medium of communication in the public service contracts with radio and/or TV broadcasters in your country?
- 5.2.1. Comments
- 5.3. How do public service television and film distributors in your country generally deal with your country’s official language(s) when broadcasting foreign films for adults?
- 5.3.1. Comments
- 5.4. How do public service television and film distributors in your country generally deal with your country’s official language(s) when broadcasting foreign films for children?
- 5.4.1. Comments
- 5.5. Is there any legal/official regulation in your country concerning the amount of radio broadcasting of popular and folk vocal music in the official language(s)?
- 5.5.1. Comments
6. Business
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- 6.1. Is there a legal/official regulation in your country concerning the use of languages in industry, commerce, business, or other working environments?
- 6.1.1. Comments
- 6.2. In which languages are the annual reports of the ten largest companies in your country written?
- 6.2.1. Comments
- 6.3. What are the official website languages of the ten largest companies in your country?
- 6.3.1. Comments
7. Dissemination of official languages abroad
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- 7.1. In how many foreign countries around the world (where your country’s language is not an official language) is there an opportunity of obtaining a master’s degree in your country’s official language as a field of study?
- 7.1.1. Comments
- 7.2. Which languages are officially taught as foreign languages in your country’s primary schools, secondary schools, and/or universities?
- 7.2.1. Comments
8. Language organisations
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- 8.1. What are the most important public, non-governmental but publicly funded, and private organisations for your country’s official language(s) and for the other indigenous languages?
9. Language technology
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- 9.1. Is there, in your country, an official language plan/strategy published by your country's government or some organisation close to the government?
- 9.1.1. Which role do language technologies play in the language plan/strategy of your country?
- 9.1.2. Comments
- 9.2. Is there, in your country, a dedicated funding programme for language technology research, development, and/or innovation projects?
- 9.2.1. Is the funding programme for language technology research, development, and/or innovation projects exclusively referring to the official language(s) of your country or are other languages (such as, for example, minority languages) also reflected?
- 9.2.2. Comments
- 9.3. Are language technologies (for example, machine translation) used to provide language-transparent access to information provided by the government or by public organisations or institutions in your country (for example, automatic translation of online content)?
- 9.3.1. What kinds of language technology services are provided and who provides them? Please give examples of services and providers
- 9.3.2. Comments

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