The European
Commission’s European Survey on Language
Competences (commonly referred to as SurveyLang) was administered in 2010, aimed
to test the two most widely taught European languages (from English, French,
German, Italian and Spanish) in each of the participating countries. The survey
assessed students’ proficiency in listening, reading and writing. Students who
took part were in their final year of lower secondary education. A sample of
approximately 1,500 students per language tested, per country was used.
The data collected
by SurveyLang thus provided countries with statistically representative results
on the language proficiency of secondary school students taking the first and
second most taught languages. The pan-European context of the Survey meant that
countries w able to use the Questionnaire and Language Test data collected and
analysed by SurveyLang to explore factors which impact on language learning and
which can shape language policy both within an individual country and across
Europe.
SurveyLang Malta Report