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They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. Tim Send a noteboard - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM
Irish can't be a foreign language in Ireland as it's an official language of the country. This is also why it doesn't get EU help for minority languages (even though it has few fluent speakers). It's also incorrect to call Welsh and Gaelic foreign languages in the UK as they have been spoken here longer than English has. But the study surely ought to be interested in people studying these languages at school.

Does it include, for example, Francophone Belgians studying Dutch, or doesn't that count as a "foreign" language there either?
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/Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Legolas - 24/09/2010 01:37:42 PM 1430 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Floffe - 24/09/2010 01:49:32 PM 837 Views
Answering the survey myself... Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:04:39 PM 861 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Camilla - 24/09/2010 02:10:57 PM 846 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:20:45 PM 978 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Camilla - 24/09/2010 02:24:01 PM 847 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Lordling - 24/09/2010 02:14:52 PM 878 Views
We have a similar situation in Belgium. Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:32:25 PM 761 Views
It is all double dutch to me snoopcester - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM 825 Views
Hah! Camilla - 24/09/2010 06:58:49 PM 919 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Mark - 24/09/2010 03:32:09 PM 778 Views
That is rather sad to say the least. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:15:32 PM 1017 Views
Indeed Mark - 24/09/2010 06:23:52 PM 822 Views
That's just Paris being a city of nasty people. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:32:40 PM 970 Views
I never noticed that Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:05:18 PM 866 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe jh - 24/09/2010 04:00:04 PM 896 Views
I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM 886 Views
Well... jh - 24/09/2010 10:50:09 PM 799 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM 888 Views
Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM 818 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 06:42:02 PM 964 Views
Re: Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 07:05:44 PM 872 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 07:21:24 PM 985 Views
Re: Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 08:18:30 PM 853 Views
Re: Interesting. everynametaken - 25/09/2010 08:02:30 PM 911 Views
American who just got a C+ on a French quiz reporting in. Ghavrel - 24/09/2010 06:09:31 PM 911 Views
What was it on? Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:22:35 PM 826 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Macharius - 24/09/2010 06:16:22 PM 773 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) The_Muted_Grimaud - 24/09/2010 09:38:05 PM 965 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) beckstcw - 25/09/2010 05:49:05 AM 966 Views
Real quick ironclad - 25/09/2010 12:03:51 PM 929 Views
Self-study can be worth as much as formal classroom study, I suppose Larry - 25/09/2010 03:43:14 PM 915 Views
Certainly it can. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM 928 Views
You know, gen eds typically include a language. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2010 07:28:57 PM 368 Views
Yes, but other things as well. Legolas - 26/09/2010 08:08:20 PM 846 Views
Interesting Larry - 27/09/2010 03:14:00 AM 1039 Views
Re: Interesting Legolas - 27/09/2010 11:04:37 AM 943 Views
You don't have to prove it's economically valid? Ghavrel - 27/09/2010 08:31:46 PM 946 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) (beat.) - 25/09/2010 04:54:40 PM 1061 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) everynametaken - 25/09/2010 07:38:29 PM 983 Views
The amount of German is more surprising. Joel - 25/09/2010 07:55:29 PM 732 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Morgawse - 26/09/2010 12:07:19 AM 1000 Views
They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. Tim - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM 846 Views
Aye, they should have. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:26:51 PM 950 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Stephen - 27/09/2010 03:18:30 PM 903 Views
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