Are there any statistics? You can list your personal observations as well, in the form of "In [your country name], the 3 most studied languages are ____, ______ and _____."
What is the most studied language in Europe after English?
I think it's either French or German. I think German slightly more than French, even though the education for German in Flanders kind of sucks.
From wikipedia:
<<14% of Europeans indicate that they know either French or German along with their mother tongue. French is most commonly studied and used in Southern Europe, especially in Mediterranean countries, in Germany, Romania, the UK and Ireland while German is commonly studied and used in the Benelux countries, in Scandinavia and in the newer EU member states. Spanish is most commonly studied in France, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal. In 19 out of 29 countries polled, English is the most widely known language apart from the mother tongue, this being particularly the case in Sweden (89%), Malta (an ex-British colony that is also part of the Commonwealth of Nations as well) (88%), the Netherlands (87%), and Denmark (86%), while German and French is so in three countries. >>
I think it's great when European learn 2 or 3 european languages, it's a real richness. And Europe is a great continent for "language lover". I myself speak french my mother tongue, know english and german, and I'm learning spanish and maybe italian.
<<14% of Europeans indicate that they know either French or German along with their mother tongue. French is most commonly studied and used in Southern Europe, especially in Mediterranean countries, in Germany, Romania, the UK and Ireland while German is commonly studied and used in the Benelux countries, in Scandinavia and in the newer EU member states. Spanish is most commonly studied in France, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal. In 19 out of 29 countries polled, English is the most widely known language apart from the mother tongue, this being particularly the case in Sweden (89%), Malta (an ex-British colony that is also part of the Commonwealth of Nations as well) (88%), the Netherlands (87%), and Denmark (86%), while German and French is so in three countries. >>
I think it's great when European learn 2 or 3 european languages, it's a real richness. And Europe is a great continent for "language lover". I myself speak french my mother tongue, know english and german, and I'm learning spanish and maybe italian.
In Flanders it is:
1. English
2. French
3. German
4. Spanish
Officially we learn French as our second language, but in practice people speak English better. It (French) is an official language of our country after all.
1. English
2. French
3. German
4. Spanish
Officially we learn French as our second language, but in practice people speak English better. It (French) is an official language of our country after all.
In Croatia:
English, then
1. German
2. Italian
3. French
4. Spanish
5. Hungarian (only in regions where Hungarians live)
English, then
1. German
2. Italian
3. French
4. Spanish
5. Hungarian (only in regions where Hungarians live)