Languages in the EU
Yes. It is an important language in Spain, Andorra, Portugal, Gibraltar, Canary islands, etc.
It is also studied in France, Italy, Germany, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, etc.
In short, it is 4th more studied in European Union. That is not so bad, because it is also 2nd in USA and 1st in Latin America.
German, for instance, is 2nd in Europe Union, but 5th in USA, and minorities in other countries
French, for instance, is 3rd in European Union, but 2nd in Canada, 4th in Africa, and minorities in other countries.
So, German, French and Spanish are strong in some Continents, and not too much in other areas.
Spanish has growing tendence in the EU, that also counts appart from the current number of students. It's becoming more and more studied in countries such as France, UK or Sweden.
I wouldn't say Spanish is "important" in Portugal, it's just that it's easily understood by the majority of the population.
It's "useful" sometimes (commercial trades, tourism..), but not exactly important.
Actually I find more Japanese people studying Spanish than European, but guess that's beyond the point...
Actually I find more Japanese people studying Spanish than European,
Are you drunk?
<<Actually I find more Japanese people studying Spanish than European,
Are you drunk?>>
No, it's just my luck.
Sorry if I don't find many European studying Spanish despite what the statistics say.
I don't find German students either and that does not mean that they don't exist but they must be somewhere since statistics say that it's the second most studied language. Do you pretend to expose you experience as if it was more true that statistics or something?
Guest, let me translate it for you
I said <<Actually I find more Japanese people studying Spanish than European, but guess that's beyond the point...>> which was a remark and doesn't mean either that I'm drunk or that I'm implying something else, for if I wanted to say I don't believe the statistics, I would just go ahead and say it.
That being said, let me also add that I haven't seen any real statistics nor a link to back up the figures mentioned earlier.
I've also heard many people are studying Chinese, but how exactly many people are we talking about? Definitely a minority.
If you go to the Northern countries you'll find many people there learned German in school.
That being said, let me also add that I haven't seen any real statistics nor a link to back up the figures mentioned earlier.
Spanish is the 4th most studied language in Europe according to Eurostat, and 45% of people in France believe that it should be the foreign language learnt by their children according to the same source. This number is also high in Sweden (31%,) or UK (35%). You can search it by making use of google. Appart from that, Spain is the European country which receives the biggest part of the Erasmus students, so it's evident that many Europeans study Spanish. Statistics and my own personal experience after having met many Erasmus students validate my oppinion about Spanish being a widely taught language in Europe.
I'll quit learning Spanish if you repeat "Spanish" just one more time!
Spanish Spanish Spanish...
ERASMUS students go to Spain to party, not learn Spanish.
ERASMUS students go to Spain to party, not learn Spanish.
In fact they already know Spanish, and they are quite proficient in Spanish as far as I know. They learnt Spanis in their countries . That they go to Spain to party, well I don't care, but I don't think that someone spends around 10000€ plus the tuition fee to go to party.
"Spanish Spanish Spanish..."
Count one speaker less in your statistics...
Spanish has so many students that I would not care less .