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I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. Legolas Send a noteboard - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM
Not really all that odd. Before WW2, german was the first foreign language taught here, but hey, it was deemed more appropriate to change to English. And then with most foreign movies and tv series coming from england or the us, it is fairly natural that it has kept it's dominance.

I mean in Europe as a whole, including places where it's not nearly as logical - and places which have their movies and TV series dubbed, I might add.
What is more interesting is that we here experience a marginalisation of languages such as german and french as they lose their relevance in the world today. there has been a shift towards eastern languages since they are perceived as cooler, and more useful. Also, spanish has taken a larger role, mainly because it is deemed a more simple language to learn.

*nods* Here too, to some extent, but not yet in the schools because French and German are national languages of Belgium. But if you look at the enrollment in language courses for students and adults, the dominance of Spanish is getting ridiculous. In my language schools, there were iirc fourteen classes (of about 25 students each) in the first year of Spanish, and I think three or four of German. And indeed, in university the study of Chinese and Japanese is going through the roof.
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Answering the survey myself... - 24/09/2010 02:04:39 PM 757 Views
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We have a similar situation in Belgium. - 24/09/2010 02:32:25 PM 667 Views
It is all double dutch to me - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM 744 Views
Hah! - 24/09/2010 06:58:49 PM 827 Views
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That's just Paris being a city of nasty people. - 24/09/2010 06:32:40 PM 878 Views
I never noticed that - 24/09/2010 07:05:18 PM 772 Views
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I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM 801 Views
Well... - 24/09/2010 10:50:09 PM 698 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe - 24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM 771 Views
Interesting. - 24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM 716 Views
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American who just got a C+ on a French quiz reporting in. - 24/09/2010 06:09:31 PM 825 Views
What was it on? - 24/09/2010 06:22:35 PM 738 Views
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Real quick - 25/09/2010 12:03:51 PM 832 Views
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Certainly it can. - 26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM 821 Views
You know, gen eds typically include a language. *NM* - 26/09/2010 07:28:57 PM 324 Views
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Interesting - 27/09/2010 03:14:00 AM 918 Views
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You don't have to prove it's economically valid? - 27/09/2010 08:31:46 PM 853 Views
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They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM 755 Views
Aye, they should have. - 26/09/2010 12:26:51 PM 864 Views
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