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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 1334 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Floffe - 24/09/2010 01:49:32 PM 746 Views
Answering the survey myself... Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:04:39 PM 759 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Camilla - 24/09/2010 02:10:57 PM 744 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:20:45 PM 883 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Camilla - 24/09/2010 02:24:01 PM 767 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Lordling - 24/09/2010 02:14:52 PM 795 Views
We have a similar situation in Belgium. Legolas - 24/09/2010 02:32:25 PM 668 Views
It is all double dutch to me snoopcester - 24/09/2010 02:41:41 PM 744 Views
Hah! Camilla - 24/09/2010 06:58:49 PM 829 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Mark - 24/09/2010 03:32:09 PM 688 Views
That is rather sad to say the least. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:15:32 PM 914 Views
Indeed Mark - 24/09/2010 06:23:52 PM 735 Views
That's just Paris being a city of nasty people. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:32:40 PM 880 Views
I never noticed that Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:05:18 PM 774 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe jh - 24/09/2010 04:00:04 PM 808 Views
I didn't mean just in Sweden, or Scandinavia. Legolas - 24/09/2010 04:19:32 PM 803 Views
Well... jh - 24/09/2010 10:50:09 PM 700 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:47:09 PM 773 Views
Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:04:30 PM 718 Views
Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 06:42:02 PM 871 Views
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Re: Interesting. BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 07:21:24 PM 892 Views
Re: Interesting. Legolas - 24/09/2010 08:18:30 PM 755 Views
Re: Interesting. everynametaken - 25/09/2010 08:02:30 PM 824 Views
American who just got a C+ on a French quiz reporting in. Ghavrel - 24/09/2010 06:09:31 PM 827 Views
What was it on? Legolas - 24/09/2010 06:22:35 PM 740 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe Macharius - 24/09/2010 06:16:22 PM 686 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) The_Muted_Grimaud - 24/09/2010 09:38:05 PM 871 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) beckstcw - 25/09/2010 05:49:05 AM 860 Views
Real quick ironclad - 25/09/2010 12:03:51 PM 834 Views
Self-study can be worth as much as formal classroom study, I suppose Larry - 25/09/2010 03:43:14 PM 824 Views
Certainly it can. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:35:56 PM 823 Views
You know, gen eds typically include a language. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2010 07:28:57 PM 325 Views
Yes, but other things as well. Legolas - 26/09/2010 08:08:20 PM 761 Views
Interesting Larry - 27/09/2010 03:14:00 AM 921 Views
Re: Interesting Legolas - 27/09/2010 11:04:37 AM 832 Views
You don't have to prove it's economically valid? Ghavrel - 27/09/2010 08:31:46 PM 855 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) (beat.) - 25/09/2010 04:54:40 PM 967 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) everynametaken - 25/09/2010 07:38:29 PM 889 Views
The amount of German is more surprising. Joel - 25/09/2010 07:55:29 PM 644 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Morgawse - 26/09/2010 12:07:19 AM 907 Views
They should have asked about second languages rather than foreign languages. Tim - 26/09/2010 11:34:27 AM 758 Views
Aye, they should have. Legolas - 26/09/2010 12:26:51 PM 866 Views
Re: /Survey: Foreign language knowledge in Europe (and elsewhere) Stephen - 27/09/2010 03:18:30 PM 800 Views
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