Table 2.
Behavioral proficiency scores
| Subject | Native Language (L1) | Age at Time of Scanning, yr (mo) | Age Started English, yr | English Experience, yr | Use of English* (maximum score, 21) | CPE Speaking Grade† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | 24 (10) | 12 | 12 | 18 | C1+ |
| 2 | Italian | 25 (2) | 7 | 18 | 14 | C2 |
| 3 | German | 25 (5) | 11 | 14 | 18 | nd |
| 4 | Dutch | 32 (7) | 11 | 21 | 12 | C2 |
| 5 | French | 24 (2) | 14 | 10 | 21 | nd |
| 6 | French | 26 (7) | 12 | 14 | 14 | nd |
| 7 | Spanish | 27 (7) | 20 | 7 | 11 | C1 |
| 8 | Chinese | 26 (10) | 11 | 15 | 13 | nd |
| 9 | Chinese | 26 (4) | 12 | 14 | 13 | C1+ |
| 10 | Spanish | 26 (5) | 8 | 18 | 17 | B2+ |
| 11 | Indonesian | 23 (6) | 17 | 6 | 21 | B2+ |
| 12 | Polish | 31 (6) | 13 | 18 | 13 | C1 |
| 13 | Russian | 26 (8) | 11 | 15 | 17 | B2+ |
| 14 | Polish | 25 (11) | 12 | 13 | 18 | C1+ |
| 15 | Spanish | 32 (11) | 5 | 27 | 15 | C1 |
| 16 | Italian | 28 (5) | 13 | 15 | 19 | B2+ |
| 17 | Greek | 20 (11) | 9 | 11 | 9 | C1 |
| 18 | French | 35 (10) | 21 | 14 | 12 | nd |
Subjects were asked to describe their current use of English on a sliding scale from 1 to 7, with native language only as 1 and English only as 7, for 3 categories: at work, at home, and other places. A score of 21 would show that the subject only uses English, and a score of 3 would means that they only use their native language.
There are 11 grades in the Cambridge ESOL Examinations Assessments scales for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) (from low to high: A1, A1+, A2, A2+, B1, B1+, B2, B2+, C1, C1+, C2). nd, data are not available for these subjects.