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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 1444 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Floffe - 24/09/2010 01:49:32 PM 850 Views
Answering the survey myself... Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:04:39 PM 873 Views
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We have a similar situation in Belgium. Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:32:25 PM 771 Views
It is all double dutch to me snoopcester - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM 835 Views
Hah! Camilla - 24/09/2010 06:58:49 PM 931 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Mark - 24/09/2010 03:32:09 PM 791 Views
That is rather sad to say the least. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:15:32 PM 1025 Views
Indeed Mark - 24/09/2010 06:23:52 PM 836 Views
That's just Paris being a city of nasty people. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:32:40 PM 978 Views
I never noticed that Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:05:18 PM 877 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe jh - 24/09/2010 04:00:04 PM 910 Views
I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM 899 Views
Well... jh - 24/09/2010 10:50:09 PM 813 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM 902 Views
Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM 830 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 06:42:02 PM 976 Views
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Re: Interesting. everynametaken - 25/09/2010 08:02:30 PM 922 Views
American who just got a C+ on a French quiz reporting in. Ghavrel - 24/09/2010 06:09:31 PM 924 Views
What was it on? Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:22:35 PM 837 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Macharius - 24/09/2010 06:16:22 PM 793 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) The_Muted_Grimaud - 24/09/2010 09:38:05 PM 977 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) beckstcw - 25/09/2010 05:49:05 AM 979 Views
Real quick ironclad - 25/09/2010 12:03:51 PM 941 Views
Self-study can be worth as much as formal classroom study, I suppose Larry - 25/09/2010 03:43:14 PM 928 Views
Certainly it can. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM 939 Views
You know, gen eds typically include a language. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2010 07:28:57 PM 373 Views
Yes, but other things as well. Legolas - 26/09/2010 08:08:20 PM 861 Views
Interesting Larry - 27/09/2010 03:14:00 AM 1058 Views
Re: Interesting Legolas - 27/09/2010 11:04:37 AM 955 Views
You don't have to prove it's economically valid? Ghavrel - 27/09/2010 08:31:46 PM 963 Views
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Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) everynametaken - 25/09/2010 07:38:29 PM 999 Views
The amount of German is more surprising. Joel - 25/09/2010 07:55:29 PM 745 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Morgawse - 26/09/2010 12:07:19 AM 1015 Views
They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. Tim - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM 859 Views
Aye, they should have. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:26:51 PM 958 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Stephen - 27/09/2010 03:18:30 PM 914 Views
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