Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA91A448 CA91A449 CA91A450 CA91A451 CA91A452 CA91A453 CA91A454 CA91A455 CA91A456 CA91A457 CA91A458 CA91A459 CA91A460 CA91A461 CA91A462">8. What language(s), other than English or French, can this person speak well enough to conduct a conversation?<br /><div class="i1">[] None<br />Or<br />[] Specify other language(s) ________</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="CA91A448 CA91A449 CA91A450 CA91A451 CA91A452 CA91A453 CA91A454 CA91A455 CA91A456 CA91A457 CA91A458 CA91A459 CA91A460 CA91A461 CA91A462"><span class="h3">Question 8: Knowledge of other languages</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">The results from this question will indicate how many Canadians can communicate in languages other than English or French. This information is used to assess language diversity and retention.</span><br />If no languages other than English or French are spoken, mark the circle labelled <span class="em">None</span>.<br />Do not report a language learned at school unless a conversation of some length on various topics can be carried out in that language.<br />For a child who has not yet learned a language, report a language <span class="em">other than English or French</span> if used often <span class="em">at home</span>.<br />If deaf or mute, report a sign language if used.<br />If a person speaks an <span class="em">Indian </span>language (from <span class="em">India</span>), do not report Indian but rather the specific language such as Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi.<br />If a person speaks an <span class="em">Amerindian </span>(North American Indian) language, report the specific Amerindian language such as Cree or Ojibway.</div><br /></svar>
