Information Accessibility of the Urban Environment for Speakers of Foreign Languages: The Example of Vilnius

Dear respondent,

My name is Maksim Dushkinas, I am a fourth-year student at the Faculty of Business Information Management at Vilnius University. I am currently writing a bachelor's thesis on the topic "The Information Friendliness of Vilnius for Speakers of Foreign Languages." The aim of this research is to evaluate the ability of the city of Vilnius to meet the informational needs of people who do not speak Lithuanian.

This survey is anonymous. All results obtained are confidential and will be used only for academic purposes. Participation in the survey is voluntary; you can stop filling it out at any time, and the data will not be used in the research.

Completing the survey will take up to 5 minutes. Please answer the questions below if you would like to participate. If not, please close this survey. Thank you for your time!

Results are available only to the author

1. What is your gender? ✪

2. How old are you? ✪

3. How long have you been living in Vilnius? ✪

4. In which district do you live?

5. How often do you see information presented not in Lithuanian in the urban space — on the street? ✪

6. How often do you see information presented not in Lithuanian indoors? ✪

7. How would you rate the accessibility of Lithuanian government and commercial websites? ✪

Evaluate how easy it is to navigate these websites, i.e., the interface, language options, drop-down lists, etc.

Difficult to use
Easy to use

8. Are you satisfied with the overall use of the foreign language in social media content related to Vilnius and Lithuania? ✪

Content related to Vilnius and Lithuania includes, among other things: news, events, promotions, public announcements, campaigns, etc.

9. Given your language proficiency, how would you describe your personal communication with Lithuanian speakers in Vilnius? ✪

කවදාවත් තත්ත්වයයෝ කිසේ පමණක් මෙම පිළිබඳ ඔබේ හාදය යොමු කරන්න. ගොනු කර ඇත!.

10. How often do you use a smartphone or an equivalent tool to gather information during your daily navigation in Vilnius? ✪

11. In which public place is information often lacking in a foreign language? ✪

12. What is your overall assessment of the accessibility of information for foreigners in Vilnius? ✪