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Originally Posted by nico-t
(Post 21422278)
welcome cristophe. Why do the french refuse to learn english? Something i have been wondering.
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In almost every shop, public transports, etc. most people are able to speak at least a little english. Things have changed a lot these last 15 years in France regarding speaking foreign languages.
Are the french that bad in english? Yes, but they are also useless in every other foreign languages :)
Thing is, our education system is to blame. We focus a lot on theory and learn the basics, which can prove good at some point, but doesn't help a lot to actually communicate in english...
Whereas language education system in Holland, Denmark, Germany etc. is focused on getting a practical english level asap which is clearly a much better way to learn a language :) |
