851 SOEP Survey Papers Series D – Variable Descriptions and Coding SOEP — The German Socio-Economic Panel at DIW Berlin 2020 SOEP-IS 2018—ILANGUAGE: Variables from Innovative Language Modules SOEP-IS Group Running since 1984, the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is a wide-ranging representative lon- gitudinal study of private households, located at the German Institute for Economic Research, DIW Berlin. The aim of the SOEP Survey Papers Series is to thoroughly document the survey’s data collection and data processing. The SOEP Survey Papers is comprised of the following series: Series A – Survey Instruments (Erhebungsinstrumente) Series B – Survey Reports (Methodenberichte) Series C – Data Documentation (Datendokumentationen) Series D – Variable Descriptions and Coding Series E – SOEPmonitors Series F – SOEP Newsletters Series G – General Issues and Teaching Materials The SOEP Survey Papers are available at http://www.diw.de/soepsurveypapers Editors: Dr. Jan Goebel, DIW Berlin Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebig, DIW Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin Dr. David Richter, DIW Berlin Prof. Dr. Carsten Schröder, DIW Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schupp, DIW Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Sabine Zinn, DIW Berlin Please cite this paper as follows: SOEP-IS Group, 2020. SOEP-IS 2018—ILANGUAGE: Variables from Innovative Language Modules. SOEP Survey Papers 851: Series D – Variable Descriptions and Coding. Berlin: DIW Berlin/SOEP This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. © 2020 by SOEP ISSN: 2193-5580 (online) DIW Berlin German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) Mohrenstr. 58 10117 Berlin Germany [email protected] The German Socio Economic Panel at DIW Berlin SOEP-IS 2018—ILANGUAGE: Variables from Innovative Language Modules SOEP-IS Group 2020 The file ilanguage is part of a collection, which is released with doi:10.5684/soep.is.2018. SOEP Innovation Sample (2018) ilanguage (2018) Contents 1 Variables in File ILANGUAGE 9 cid – Original Household Number ............................... 9 hid – Current Household Number ............................... 9 pid – Never Changing Person Id ................................ 10 syear – Survey-Year ....................................... 11 im_lng – Innovative Module: Foreign Languages ....................... 11 mspr – First language ...................................... 11 fspr_id – Language Identification Variable IM Foreign Languages .............. 12 fspr1 – Knowledge of this foreign language .......................... 19 fspr2 – Rating of language skills in this foreign language .................. 20 fspr3_1 – Can ask questions in this foreign language .................... 22 fspr3_2 – Can describe short issues in this foreign language ................ 22 fspr3_3 – Can tell stories in this foreign language ...................... 22 fspr3_4 – Flexible use of this foreign language in job/education/studying ........ 23 fspr3_5 – Can describe complex issues spontaneously/fluently in this foreign language . 23 fspr3_9 – No answer concerning the competence in this foreign language ......... 23 fspr4 – Frequency of usage of this foreign language at home ................ 24 fspr5 – Frequency of usage of this foreign language with friends .............. 26 fspr6 – Frequency of usage of this foreign language on the job ............... 27 im_lngj – Innovative Module: Foreign Languages on the Job ................ 28 spra1 – Foreign language on the job ............................. 29 spra21 – Most often used language .............................. 29 spra22 – Second most often used language ......................... 29 spra23 – Third most often used language ........................... 30 spra24 – Fourth most often used language .......................... 30 spra25 – Fifth most often used language ........................... 31 spra2ka – Total dk ....................................... 31 spra3 – Official working language company total ...................... 31 spra4 – Official working language local branch ........................ 32 im_sk – Innovative Module: Language Skills ......................... 32 sk_id – Language Identification Variable IM Language Skills ................ 32 isk01 – Mother tongue/s .................................... 33 isk02 – Do you have language skills in this additional language? .............. 35 isk02a_1 – By „German“ as your mother tongue, do you mean… .............. 40 isk02a_2 – By „German“ as a foreign language, do you mean… ............... 40 isk03 – Language skills today: What actions would you dare to do? ............. 41 isk05 – When did you start learning this additional language? ............... 41 isk06_1 – Reason for learning: compulsory education .................... 42 isk06_2 – Reason for learning: interest in an optional class at school ............ 42 isk06_3 – Reason for learning: required for university .................... 42 isk06_4 – Reason for learning: employer‘s request ...................... 43 isk06_5 – Reason for learning: period abroad ........................ 43 isk06_6 – Reason for learning: bi- or multilingual family ................... 43 isk06_7 – Reason for learning: hobby ............................. 43 isk06_8 – Reason for learning: partner/friend ........................ 44 isk06_9 – Reason for learning: other reason ......................... 44 isk06_ka – Reason for learning: no answer .......................... 44 isk07 – Language skills at end of compulsory education: What did you dare to do? .... 45 SOEP Survey Papers 851 2 SOEP Innovation Sample (2018) ilanguage (2018) isk09 – Mother tongue/s of father .............................. 45 isk10 – Language skills of father in this additional language ................ 48 isk10a – By „German“ as a mother tongue / foreign language of your father, do you mean… 52 isk11 – Mother tongue/s of mother .............................. 53 isk12 – Language skills of mother in this additional language ................ 55 isk12a – By „German“ as a mother tongue / foreign language of your mother, do you mean… 60 isk13_land1 – Lived abroad for at least six months in the following country: no. 1 ..... 60 isk13_land2 – Lived abroad for at least six months in the following country: no. 2 ..... 69 isk13_land3 – Lived abroad for at least six months in the following country: no. 3 ..... 78 isk13_land4 – Lived abroad for at least six months in the following country: no. 4 ..... 87 isk13_land5 – Lived abroad for at least six months in the following country: no. 5 ..... 95 isk13_land6 – Lived abroad for at least six months in the following country: no. 6 ..... 104 isk14 – In which economic sector would you like to find a job? ............... 113 im_sui – Innovative Module: Language and Identity ..................... 113 si01 – Can you speak a German dialect or Platt? ....................... 113 si01_b – Do you speak a German dialect? ........................... 114 si02 – Importance of dialect/Platt for identity ........................ 114 si02b – Frequency of speaking dialect/Platt ......................... 114 si03a – Dialect/Platt mother ................................. 115 si03b – Dialect/Platt father .................................. 115 si04a – Importance of dialect/Platt for mother‘s identity .................. 115 si04b – Importance of dialect/Platt for father‘s identity ................... 116 si05a – Usage of dialect or Standard High German with children .............. 116 si05b – Usage of dialect or Standard High German with parents .............. 116 si05c – Usage of dialect or Standard High German with colleagues ............. 117 si05d – Usage of dialect or Standard High German with doctor ............... 117 si06a – Dialect mother speaking to grandparents ...................... 117 si06b – Dialect father speaking to grandparents ....................... 118 si09 – Own Standard High German compared to a news presenter ............. 118 si10a – Provenance recognized based on language when speaking Standard High German 118 si10b – Provenance recognized based on language when speaking dialect ......... 119 si12a – Driving distance to maternal grandparents as a child ................ 119 si12b – Driving distance to paternal grandparents as a child ................ 119 si13 – Rating of own English skills (grading system 1 to 6) .................. 120 si14 – Interviewer rating of interviewee‘s language ...................... 120 si14b – Interviewer rating of interviewee‘s eloquence ..................... 120 si15 – Interviewer rating of interviewer‘s language (no specifier) .............. 121 si15_general – Interviewer rating of interviewer‘s language in general ........... 121 si15_interview – Interviewer rating of interviewer‘s language during the interview ..... 121 si16 – Primary school: language spoken by most classmates ................. 122 im_langatt – Innovative Module: Multilingualism, language attitudes, socioeconomic re- flection .......................................... 122 langatt_split – Split Dummy Language Attitudes ....................... 122 langatt01 – If speaking a German dialect: How well do you speak this dialect? ...... 122 langatt04 – Pronounciation clearly indicating region of origin when speaking High German? 123 langatt08a01 – How likeable is the following dialect: Low German / Platt ......... 123 langatt08a02 – How likeable is the following dialect: Bavarian ............... 123 langatt08a03 – How likeable is the following dialect: Standard High German ....... 123 langatt08a04 – How likeable is