Online Questionnaire
Part A (General)
- 1. What is (are) your first language(s)?
- 2. What other languages do you speak?
- 3. How long have you lived in Australia?
- 4. What is your highest level of education? Secondary Education Diploma / Bachelor’s Degree / Master’s Degree / PhD
- 5. How many children do you have? How old are they?
- 6. What is your spouse’s (partner’s) first language?
- 7. What other language(s) does s/he speak?
Part В (Practices)
- 8. What other language(s) than Polish and English do your children speak?
- 9. How long have your children been attending the Polish Saturday School?
- 10. How often do you use English when speaking to your children? Never / Seldom / Often / Very often
- 11. How often do your children speak Polish to you? Never / Seldom / Often / Very often
Describe the situations when your children speak Polish.
12. When your children speak English to you, what language do you use to respond?
Always Polish / Mostly Polish / Sometimes Polish and sometimes English / Mostly English / Always English
- 13. What language does each family member speak when you are all together (e.g. during mealtime)?
- 14. Do you sometimes switch from Polish to English and back when speaking to your children? Never / Seldom / Sometimes / Often / Very often
- 15. What language(s) do you and your children use while doing homework? Explain why.
- 16. What language(s) do you speak to your children in presence of other people? Explain why.
- 17. Have you ever agreed with your spouse/ partner as to which language(s) each of you should speak to your children? Describe the agreement.
Part C (Beliefs)
- 18. Why do you want your children to develop their competence in Polish? Explain.
- 19. To what extent do you agree that it is natural for bilinguals to switch between the languages?
Strongly disagree / Somewhat disagree / Neither agree nor disagree / Somewhat agree / Strongly agree Justify your answer.
20. To what extent do you agree that speaking only Polish to your children will help them develop their competence in this language?
Strongly disagree / Somewhat disagree / Neither agree nor disagree / Somewhat agree / Strongly agree Justify your answer.
21. To what extent do you expect your children’s Polish to be as good as their English?
Strongly disagree / Somewhat disagree / Neither agree nor disagree / Somewhat agree / Strongly agree Justify your answer.
22. To what extent do you agree that real bilinguals speak both languages at the same level?
Strongly disagree / Somewhat disagree / Neither agree nor disagree / Somewhat agree / Strongly agree Justify your answer.
23. To what extent do you agree that your children enjoy speaking Polish? Strongly disagree / Somewhat disagree / Neither agree nor disagree / Somewhat agree / Strongly agree
Justify your answer.
24. To what extent are you satisfied with your children’s competence in Polish?
Justify your answer.
