GOVERNMENT REPORT The roles of Tatar, Russian and English in contemporary Tatar society 2013

Summary of Report The report provides information about the roles of Tatar, Russian and English towards the end of ‘The State Programme of the Republic of Tatarstan on the preservation, study and development of the official languages of the Republic of Tatarstan and other languages in the Republic of Tatarstan 2004-2013’. Aims of the research:  To find out the impact of compulsory Tatar education in schools on the Russian and Tatar populations. Particular emphasis was put on whether or not there had been any changes in written Tatar language use of both populations;  To examine attitudes towards languages in contemporary Tatar society;  To clarify whether the globalization of English had had any effect on Tatar language use within Tatar society. Empirical research was carried out in Kazan in May 2013. Quantitative methods were used and data was collected through the distribution of a survey. The results of the research showed high levels of Tatar language proficiency are obtained amongst both populations if there is a