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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 1495 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Floffe - 24/09/2010 01:49:32 PM 887 Views
Answering the survey myself... Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:04:39 PM 918 Views
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We have a similar situation in Belgium. Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:32:25 PM 813 Views
It is all double dutch to me snoopcester - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM 873 Views
Hah! Camilla - 24/09/2010 06:58:49 PM 982 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Mark - 24/09/2010 03:32:09 PM 839 Views
That is rather sad to say the least. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:15:32 PM 1069 Views
Indeed Mark - 24/09/2010 06:23:52 PM 888 Views
That's just Paris being a city of nasty people. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:32:40 PM 1020 Views
I never noticed that Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:05:18 PM 919 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe jh - 24/09/2010 04:00:04 PM 956 Views
I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM 954 Views
Well... jh - 24/09/2010 10:50:09 PM 863 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM 947 Views
Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM 874 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 06:42:02 PM 1025 Views
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Re: Interesting. everynametaken - 25/09/2010 08:02:30 PM 964 Views
American who just got a C+ on a French quiz reporting in. Ghavrel - 24/09/2010 06:09:31 PM 964 Views
What was it on? Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:22:35 PM 883 Views
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Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) The_Muted_Grimaud - 24/09/2010 09:38:05 PM 1026 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) beckstcw - 25/09/2010 05:49:05 AM 1028 Views
Real quick ironclad - 25/09/2010 12:03:51 PM 986 Views
Self-study can be worth as much as formal classroom study, I suppose Larry - 25/09/2010 03:43:14 PM 982 Views
Certainly it can. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM 986 Views
You know, gen eds typically include a language. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2010 07:28:57 PM 394 Views
Yes, but other things as well. Legolas - 26/09/2010 08:08:20 PM 903 Views
Interesting Larry - 27/09/2010 03:14:00 AM 1113 Views
Re: Interesting Legolas - 27/09/2010 11:04:37 AM 998 Views
You don't have to prove it's economically valid? Ghavrel - 27/09/2010 08:31:46 PM 1003 Views
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Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) everynametaken - 25/09/2010 07:38:29 PM 1036 Views
The amount of German is more surprising. Joel - 25/09/2010 07:55:29 PM 799 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Morgawse - 26/09/2010 12:07:19 AM 1061 Views
They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. Tim - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM 917 Views
Aye, they should have. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:26:51 PM 1007 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Stephen - 27/09/2010 03:18:30 PM 961 Views
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