QUESTIONNAIRE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND MULTILINGUISM One of the main aims of the ERASMUS + YOGIES Project is to promote diversity, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue as well as tolerence and respect of human rights. Within the scope of this Project, we have prepared a questionnaire asking about how much we know about our basic human rights and what the level of our awareness on the subject is. We also would like to find out which human rights are regarded as the most important by the participants of this questionnaire. Last but not least, we have included several questions about multilinguilism analyzing its effects on individuals and cultures. Please tick/cross the boxes that best apply for each category below 1 - And which four or five, if any, are most important to you personally? Please tick/cross four or five boxes Being treated with dignity and respect Being able to express your views freely Being treated fairly regardless of gender, race, disability or any other differences Respect for private and family life Being able to study or access training Being protected if your life is under threat The right to a fair trial Respect for private property The right to vote Being able to express any faith or religious belief The right to marry and start a family Being able to join unions and organisations of your choice Only being arrested if there are reasonable grounds for suspicion
Other 2- How much do you agree or with the following statements? Please tick/cross one box for each statement Agree Tend to Agree Neither agree nor Tend to Don't know Human Rights are meaningless to me in everyday life Some people take unfair advantage of Human Rights Human Rights are important for creating a fairer society 3 - To what extent do you agree or with the following statement? It is important to have a law that protects Human Rights in the world Please tick/cross one box agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor Tend to Don t know 1
Your experience of Human Rights 4 - How much, if anything, would you say you know about your Human Rights? A great deal A fair amount Not very much Nothing at all Don t know 5 - Do you want to know more about your Human Rights? Yes (go to Q. 6) No (go to Q. 7) 6 - How would you like to find out more about your Human Rights? Please tick/cross as many boxes as apply Human Rights workshops Discussion groups with people from your community Discussion groups with people from different communities Female-only discussion groups Male-only discussion groups Talks on areas which affect your life and community Examples of Human Rights stories Leaflets I don t think I need to know about Human Rights Other suggestions 2
7. Have you or any close friends or family ever been in a situation where you felt your Human Rights were not respected? Yes, definitely Yes, maybe I m not sure No Don t know Go to Q. 7.1 End of questions 7.1 Did you do anything about it? Yes (go to Q. 7.2) No (go to Q 7.3) 7.2 If you said you did something, what action did you take? 7.3 If you said you did nothing about this, why not? Please tick/cross as many boxes as apply Didn t know what I could do Didn t know what my rights were Thought there was nothing to be gained/ didn t see the point Didn t think it was important enough I didn t know who to complain to I didn t know where to find out information about what I could do I didn t realise at the time that it was a Human Rights issue I was embarrassed Too busy/no time Other 3
8. What is your native language? 9. Please list any other languages that you speak A. B. C. Answer these questions by indicating whether you strongly agree, agree, or strongly : 10. The problem of clash of civilizations can be solved through multilingualism. 11. Multilingualism will help avoid misunderstanding of political, economic, social and religious terms. 12. Proficiency in mastering foreign languages is the tool for facing global conflicts. 13. Multilingual Media can serve as a bridge to other people all over the world and open access to promoting mutual understanding. 14. Globalization forces us to expand our learning of foreign languages because it plays a pivotal role in global dialogue. 15. Lack of language proficiency leads to misconceptions and clash of civilizations. agree Agree Disagree 4