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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 1551 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Floffe - 24/09/2010 01:49:32 PM 937 Views
Answering the survey myself... Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:04:39 PM 959 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Camilla - 24/09/2010 02:10:57 PM 945 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:20:45 PM 1090 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Camilla - 24/09/2010 02:24:01 PM 951 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Lordling - 24/09/2010 02:14:52 PM 993 Views
We have a similar situation in Belgium. Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:32:25 PM 859 Views
It is all double dutch to me snoopcester - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM 924 Views
Hah! Camilla - 24/09/2010 06:58:49 PM 1028 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Mark - 24/09/2010 03:32:09 PM 889 Views
That is rather sad to say the least. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:15:32 PM 1126 Views
Indeed Mark - 24/09/2010 06:23:52 PM 930 Views
That's just Paris being a city of nasty people. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:32:40 PM 1070 Views
I never noticed that Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:05:18 PM 973 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe jh - 24/09/2010 04:00:04 PM 1011 Views
I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM 999 Views
Well... jh - 24/09/2010 10:50:09 PM 908 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM 994 Views
Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM 924 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 06:42:02 PM 1068 Views
Re: Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 07:05:44 PM 967 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 07:21:24 PM 1089 Views
Re: Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 08:18:30 PM 956 Views
Re: Interesting. everynametaken - 25/09/2010 08:02:30 PM 1020 Views
American who just got a C+ on a French quiz reporting in. Ghavrel - 24/09/2010 06:09:31 PM 1029 Views
What was it on? Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:22:35 PM 934 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Macharius - 24/09/2010 06:16:22 PM 892 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) The_Muted_Grimaud - 24/09/2010 09:38:05 PM 1073 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) beckstcw - 25/09/2010 05:49:05 AM 1078 Views
Real quick ironclad - 25/09/2010 12:03:51 PM 1032 Views
Self-study can be worth as much as formal classroom study, I suppose Larry - 25/09/2010 03:43:14 PM 1032 Views
Certainly it can. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM 1028 Views
You know, gen eds typically include a language. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2010 07:28:57 PM 422 Views
Yes, but other things as well. Legolas - 26/09/2010 08:08:20 PM 950 Views
Interesting Larry - 27/09/2010 03:14:00 AM 1160 Views
Re: Interesting Legolas - 27/09/2010 11:04:37 AM 1047 Views
You don't have to prove it's economically valid? Ghavrel - 27/09/2010 08:31:46 PM 1057 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) (beat.) - 25/09/2010 04:54:40 PM 1157 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) everynametaken - 25/09/2010 07:38:29 PM 1081 Views
The amount of German is more surprising. Joel - 25/09/2010 07:55:29 PM 845 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Morgawse - 26/09/2010 12:07:19 AM 1113 Views
They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. Tim - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM 959 Views
Aye, they should have. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:26:51 PM 1051 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Stephen - 27/09/2010 03:18:30 PM 1011 Views
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