Language attitudes

The main aim of the study was to compare the attitude of Pakistani youth towards:

• English and Urdu

• English and Punjabi

• English, Urdu and Punjabi

According to Crystal (2000), language attitude is the feeling which people have

• about their own language

• for other languages

• about their own languages and for other languages

According to the research problem, Punjabi and English are the languages of education and are promoted in various spheres of life.

• True

• False

According to the research, language policy of Pakistan (1973, 1989, 2007, 2009) have been designed for the promotion of Urdu at the cost of

• Punjabi and Urdu

• Other indigenous languages of Pakistan

• Punjabi, Urdu and Sindhi

The responses from the participants were collected using the tool of

• Questionnaire

• Observation

• Interview

Data for the research is collected from the students of

• 4 universities

• 5 universities

• 6 universities

According to the data analysis, the research participants showed negative attitude towards Punjabi

• Because they were ashamed of their mother tongue

• Due to the lack of exposure in Punjabi

• Because it was a least important language in global scenario

According to the research, which languages had high integrative motivation?

• Urdu and Punjabi

• Urdu and English

• English and Punjabi

According to Rehman (2006), English has become __________ and local languages have been pushed to inferior place.

• an international language

• an elite language

• a global language

The research has demanded serious changes in language planning of Pakistan to

• create positive attitudes towards indigenous languages

• promote English and Urdu at local level

• introduce indigenous languages at school level