Europeans must learn more languages, commissioner says
European news, posted September 26th, 2007
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Europeans should learn more foreign languages and not think that a “lingua franca” – one language used internationally - is enough, EU commissioner for multilingualism Leonard Orban said on Wednesday (26 September).
Currently, 56 percent of Europeans feel they could have a decent conversation in at least one foreign language, while 28 percent feel comfortable in at least two.
But as many as 44 percent say they do not speak any language besides their mother tongue, according to a European survey published last year.
English is the most learnt foreign language in the European Union (38%), followed by French and German which jointly share second place at 14 percent.
Read full article: EU Observer, 26 September 2007
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