New Publication on Language in Malta
 

 

 

Text Box: Malta – a linguistic landscape documents the results of a scientifically representative survey on language use in Malta, in February 2001. The research instrument used is the same as the one adopted for a European-wide survey by Eurobarometer in December 2000. This study documents the extent to which different languages are spoken in Malta and Gozo. It documents what the Maltese make of language studies, and particularly of Maltese, their native language, which has acquired new social significance since its recognition as the official language of a young nation-state. The interest in a sociolinguistic analysis of language use arises from the need to have facts and figures collected in a uniform way. This study reveals the gaps that exist in foreign language learning in Malta, what the Maltese deem to be the most effective methods for language learning and the symbolic use of language in the social construction of reality.

 

You can obtain copies from:

The Socrates Office – University of Malta

 

or from the authors:

Dr Lydia Sciriha  [Department of English] or
Prof Mario Vassallo  [Department of Sociology]

University of Malta

Msida MSD 06

Malta.

 

This book has been published by the Socrates Office, Malta with the support of Go Mobile