tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679250124748682578.post1588294273476632283..comments2017-05-31T08:24:41.978+02:00Comments on Nestled Between the Mountains and a Fjord: Språk Åpner Dør: The Hegemony of EnglishHWEladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650916208714317375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679250124748682578.post-40451764430703799222011-09-04T21:00:11.574+02:002011-09-04T21:00:11.574+02:00In France, most students start with English mainly...In France, most students start with English mainly (because it is supposedly useful) and then two years later take up Spanish (I guess it is the "sea, sex and sun" syndrome). German is seen as the language of culture or/and of the enemy so brighter students learn German. Italian, which is rather easy from a French person point of view) must be deemed as not spoken by enough people to be seriously considered except by a handful of people. Lastly in my school, some original folks do Russian.<br />Chinese is becoming popular too (see the reason why people learn English to understand why).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com