ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the fact that a number of schools had expressed interest in using the illustrated version of the Secondary Pupils Survey (SPS) questionnaire as an element in the study of language. The experience of the pilot survey led to further simplification of the questionnaire, to improvements in both wording and layout, and to the drafting of a set of guidelines for teachers who might be conducting the survey elsewhere. The primary indication as to whether a child can be classed as monolingual or bilingual in SPS was the number of languages listed in answer to the opening question about languages first used in the family. The chapter describes that altogether, with imaginative and sensitive treatment by the teachers involved, many schools have already found that conducting a language survey can be a valuable learning experience. The programme, entitled 'Sharing Languages in the Classroom', shows the children and their teacher using the SPS questionnaire.
