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6.2 Measuring Bilingual Proficiency
In Singo Di Garhi levels of proficiency in Urdu were
studied while in Sherpur levels of proficiency in both Urdu and
Pashto were studied. The highest level of proficiency which the
Sentence Repetition Tests that were used are capable of
measuring is RPE level 3+-and-above, which covers a range
between high functional control and near mother-tongue
proficiency. The percentage of the subjects from these two
communities who demonstrated proficiency at this highest level
is displayed in figure (6.5).
(6.5) Percentage of Educated and Uneducated Subjects in
Sherpur and Singo Di Garhi Scoring at the Highest Level in
Urdu SRT
educated uneducated
Sherpur 87.8% 50.0%
Singo Di Garhi 89.0% 10.0%
From figure (6.5) it can be observed that the men of Singo
Di Garhi who have not had access to education have not in
general found other means of learning Urdu. Few of them have
attained the higher levels of Urdu proficiency. On the other hand,
half the uneducated men of Sherpur have found other, informal
means for learning.
The average scores on the Urdu SRT (expressed in RPE
levels) for educated and uneducated men and women are
displayed in figure (6.6).