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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 1588 Views
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Answering the survey myself... Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:04:39 PM 1001 Views
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We have a similar situation in Belgium. Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:32:25 PM 900 Views
It is all double dutch to me snoopcester - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM 963 Views
Hah! Camilla - 24/09/2010 06:58:49 PM 1062 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Mark - 24/09/2010 03:32:09 PM 923 Views
That is rather sad to say the least. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:15:32 PM 1162 Views
Indeed Mark - 24/09/2010 06:23:52 PM 960 Views
That's just Paris being a city of nasty people. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:32:40 PM 1097 Views
I never noticed that Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:05:18 PM 1002 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe jh - 24/09/2010 04:00:04 PM 1045 Views
I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM 1038 Views
Well... jh - 24/09/2010 10:50:09 PM 944 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM 1024 Views
Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM 950 Views
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American who just got a C+ on a French quiz reporting in. Ghavrel - 24/09/2010 06:09:31 PM 1062 Views
What was it on? Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:22:35 PM 975 Views
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Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) The_Muted_Grimaud - 24/09/2010 09:38:05 PM 1119 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) beckstcw - 25/09/2010 05:49:05 AM 1126 Views
Real quick ironclad - 25/09/2010 12:03:51 PM 1058 Views
Self-study can be worth as much as formal classroom study, I suppose Larry - 25/09/2010 03:43:14 PM 1072 Views
Certainly it can. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM 1070 Views
You know, gen eds typically include a language. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2010 07:28:57 PM 434 Views
Yes, but other things as well. Legolas - 26/09/2010 08:08:20 PM 984 Views
Interesting Larry - 27/09/2010 03:14:00 AM 1190 Views
Re: Interesting Legolas - 27/09/2010 11:04:37 AM 1082 Views
You don't have to prove it's economically valid? Ghavrel - 27/09/2010 08:31:46 PM 1088 Views
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Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) everynametaken - 25/09/2010 07:38:29 PM 1121 Views
The amount of German is more surprising. Joel - 25/09/2010 07:55:29 PM 881 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Morgawse - 26/09/2010 12:07:19 AM 1147 Views
They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. Tim - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM 1000 Views
Aye, they should have. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:26:51 PM 1093 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Stephen - 27/09/2010 03:18:30 PM 1046 Views
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