The pie charts illustrate the proportions of British
students
at a university in England who could speak languages other than English in 2000 and 2010.
In 2000, 20% of Use synonyms
students
were monolingual, Use synonyms
while
the remaining 80% spoke at least one additional Linking Words
language
. Among these, 30% could speak Spanish, making it the most common second Use synonyms
language
. French was spoken by 15% of Use synonyms
students
, followed by German, Use synonyms
also
at 15%. Linking Words
Additionally
, 10% of Linking Words
students
spoke two other languages, Use synonyms
while
10% spoke another unspecified Linking Words
language
.
By 2010, the percentage of monolingual Use synonyms
students
decreased to 10%. Spanish remained the most popular Use synonyms
language
, with its share increasing to 35%. The proportion of Use synonyms
students
speaking French declined to 10%, Use synonyms
while
the percentage of German speakers stayed constant at 10%. The figures for Linking Words
students
speaking two other languages and another unspecified Use synonyms
language
remained stable at 15% and 10%, respectively.
Use synonyms
Overall
, the data indicates a growth in multilingualism among Linking Words
students
, with Spanish gaining more popularity, Use synonyms
while
fewer Linking Words
students
chose French as their additional Use synonyms
language
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