Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe
Macharius Send a noteboard - 24/09/2010 06:16:22 PM
1) Which languages did you learn in school, and for how long?
English all the way through. I recall doing Spanish in first and second grade, but at the time (late 80s) I don't think it was as in-depth as language studies have become more recently (especially Spanish, here in the US). After second grade I moved to Canada, where we were required to learn either French (Quebecois, specifically) or Cree beginning in fourth grade. I took French through tenth grade, for a total of six years. After tenth grade, language was no longer mandatory so I didn't take it any more.
2) Which languages would you say you speak with some degree of fluency?
I can still read French and write to a lesser extent, but spoken is much more difficult. Via French, a miniscule amount of Spanish.
3) Do you think languages get too much attention in the school system you went to, too little, or just about enough?
I moved several times, but in general I think that the earlier one starts is better.
4) What do you think of the remarkable dominance of English that appears in the data?
I don't think it's remarkable at all, given the onslaught of American media in the last 50 years. And while English as a "common language" is convenient for me personally, I think that having a common language in general is a good thing - even if it wasn't English. Though at the same time, I see no reason why any one language should become the only language used by all people.
/Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere)
24/09/2010 01:37:42 PM
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24/09/2010 03:32:09 PM
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That is rather sad to say the least.
24/09/2010 04:15:32 PM
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Indeed
24/09/2010 06:23:52 PM
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24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM
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Interesting.
24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM
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Re: Interesting.
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Re: Interesting.
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25/09/2010 05:49:05 AM
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Self-study can be worth as much as formal classroom study, I suppose
25/09/2010 03:43:14 PM
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Certainly it can.
26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM
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26/09/2010 12:07:19 AM
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They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages.
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