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It is all double dutch to me snoopcester Send a noteboard - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM
1) Which languages did you learn in school, and for how long?


French, 5 years I think.
German for 3 years.
That is all.

2) Which languages would you say you speak with some degree of fluency?


English.

3) Do you think languages get too much attention in the school system you went to, too little, or just about enough?


Too much. Everyone knows all an Englishman needs to comunicate with any non-english speaker is a loud voice and patience. Just speak loudly and slowly and wait for the foreign blighter to admit he understands you:|
Erm, other than that it was probably too much for me since I had no ability at the lessons but probably not unuseful for most to learn a little more.

4) What do you think of the remarkable dominance of English that appears in the data?


We're number one! Screw you, other languages!
Makes sense over time that one would come to dominate (more mobile populations and greater ease of communication between people in different countries as well as globalisation in the business world etc), just so long as it doesn't displace native languages I don't mind.
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/Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Legolas - 24/09/2010 01:37:42 PM 1372 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Floffe - 24/09/2010 01:49:32 PM 783 Views
Answering the survey myself... Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:04:39 PM 793 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Camilla - 24/09/2010 02:10:57 PM 774 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:20:45 PM 919 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Camilla - 24/09/2010 02:24:01 PM 800 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Lordling - 24/09/2010 02:14:52 PM 829 Views
We have a similar situation in Belgium. Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:32:25 PM 705 Views
It is all double dutch to me snoopcester - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM 775 Views
Hah! Camilla - 24/09/2010 06:58:49 PM 864 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Mark - 24/09/2010 03:32:09 PM 723 Views
That is rather sad to say the least. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:15:32 PM 955 Views
Indeed Mark - 24/09/2010 06:23:52 PM 769 Views
That's just Paris being a city of nasty people. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:32:40 PM 913 Views
I never noticed that Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:05:18 PM 809 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe jh - 24/09/2010 04:00:04 PM 846 Views
I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM 835 Views
Well... jh - 24/09/2010 10:50:09 PM 733 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM 823 Views
Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM 754 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 06:42:02 PM 907 Views
Re: Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 07:05:44 PM 816 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 07:21:24 PM 926 Views
Re: Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 08:18:30 PM 794 Views
Re: Interesting. everynametaken - 25/09/2010 08:02:30 PM 862 Views
American who just got a C+ on a French quiz reporting in. Ghavrel - 24/09/2010 06:09:31 PM 863 Views
What was it on? Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:22:35 PM 771 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Macharius - 24/09/2010 06:16:22 PM 723 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) The_Muted_Grimaud - 24/09/2010 09:38:05 PM 904 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) beckstcw - 25/09/2010 05:49:05 AM 894 Views
Real quick ironclad - 25/09/2010 12:03:51 PM 867 Views
Self-study can be worth as much as formal classroom study, I suppose Larry - 25/09/2010 03:43:14 PM 856 Views
Certainly it can. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM 865 Views
You know, gen eds typically include a language. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2010 07:28:57 PM 340 Views
Yes, but other things as well. Legolas - 26/09/2010 08:08:20 PM 794 Views
Interesting Larry - 27/09/2010 03:14:00 AM 968 Views
Re: Interesting Legolas - 27/09/2010 11:04:37 AM 872 Views
You don't have to prove it's economically valid? Ghavrel - 27/09/2010 08:31:46 PM 887 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) (beat.) - 25/09/2010 04:54:40 PM 1005 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) everynametaken - 25/09/2010 07:38:29 PM 927 Views
The amount of German is more surprising. Joel - 25/09/2010 07:55:29 PM 680 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Morgawse - 26/09/2010 12:07:19 AM 939 Views
They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. Tim - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM 793 Views
Aye, they should have. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:26:51 PM 896 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Stephen - 27/09/2010 03:18:30 PM 846 Views
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