APPENDIX – B 

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CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF INDIAN LANGUAGES
(Ministry of Education and Social Welfare, Government of India)
Manasagangotri, MYSORE – 570 006 

LANGUAGE LOAD SURVEY
Schedule  :  (for Parents)

1.         Name of the School                              :          

2.         Mother-tongue :            Father              :

                                                Mother             :

3.         Home Address                                    

4.         Educational Level         Father              :

                                                Mother             :

5.         Occupation                   Father              :

                                                Mother             :

6.         What are the languages taught to your child and how many of them are known to you                                       :

            Languages taught to                                          Languages known to

                   your child                                                              you

            ------------------------                                                --------------------------

1.

2.

3.

4.

7.         With tespect to each of the above mentioned languages, which of the following

            statements are appropriate?

i)                    It helps in future employment of

 the children:                 YES   c NO c

ii)                   It helps in higher studies : YES   c NO c

iii)                 It helps in talking to people speaking

different languages:        YES   c NO c

iv)                 It helps in travelling to different parts

 of the country:  YES   c NO c

v)                  It helps when migrated to other states: YES   c NO c

vi)                 It helps in enjoying cinema, Radio

Programe and Magazines etc.,:  YES   c NO c

vii)               It helps in appreciating culture and

Literature of other languages and

People:                                     YES   c NO c

8.         What are the difficulties, if any, faced by your child in learning the languages taught
            in the school?  Please check below and also mention if any of these difficulties are
            specific to any particular language

            Language Learning is difficult                             ______Language________

                                                                                      I           II         III      IV

i)                    Because there are many other

 subjects to learn:                      YES   c NO c

ii)                   Because time allotted in the school

Time-table is not sufficient to learn

 the languages:                          YES   c NO c

iii)                 Because it is confusing tolearn

 grammar of different languages at

 the same time:              YES   c NO c

iv)                 Because learning scripts of different

languages is confusing:   YES   c NO c

v)                  Because there are too many text books to

 study in each language: YES   c NO c

vi)                 Because there is no occasion to use the

 languages for practice:  YES   c NO c

vii)               Because no extra coaching is given to the

Child at home:              YES   c NO c 

9)         If there is proposal to teach more languages to your child than are taught in the school,
            would you agree provided: 

a)      There are less number of text books in each language:

YES   c NO c

b)      There is no examination in the languages:

YES   c NO c

c)      There is examination, but the marks are not added to the total marks:

YES   c NO c

d)      Marks are added if he/she scores 50% or above:

YES   c NO c

e)      None of theabove provisions is there:

YES   c NO c 

10)       How many andwhich languages should betaught to your child in the school? 

            a)   How many: 

Indian languages                       Classical languages       Foreign languages 

Kannada                            Arabic                          German

Hindi                                  Persian                         French

English                                Greek                           Italian

Urdu                                  Latin                            

                        Sanskrit

Etc.,                                   etc.                               Etc.