The charts below show the proportion of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other language in addition to English in 2000 and 2010

The charts below show the proportion of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other language in addition to English in 2000 and 2010
The circular charts illustrate the percentage of students in one university in England who were British English speakers but could speak other tongues in the years 2000 and 2010. At first glance,
it is clear that
the most of people who could speak other languages were good at
Spanish
in both years.
To begin
with, the proportion of persons who could speak
Spanish
and another language increased from 2000 to 2010.
Hence
, the
Spanish
rate rose from 30% to 35% and the same numbers for the other type are 15% and 20%
according to
the graph.
In contrast
, French-speaking pupils experienced a 5% fall in 2010;
however
, the rate for people who had no alternative linguistic skill collapsed to half from 20% to 10%.
Moreover
, the popularity of German and 'Two other languages' had been consistent throughout the decade, which is indicated by 10% in the chart.
Overall
,
Spanish
was the
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tongue of the British at that university after English from 2000 to the following 10 years.
Also
, a significant proportional decline occurred in the people of Britain with no other language skills.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • bilingualism
  • multilingual
  • language proficiency
  • secondary language
  • language diversity
  • globalization
  • educational policies
  • international communication
  • curriculum
  • proportion
  • increase/decrease
  • predominant language
  • communicative competence
  • linguistic skills
  • bar charts
  • data comparison
  • cultural exchange
  • foreign language acquisition
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