The two pie charts compare the distribution of British students who are able to communicate in other
languages
except English at one particular university in England in 2000 and 2010.
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Overall
, communicating in Linking Words
Spanish
and expressing oneself in another linguistic system had increased noticeably over the period, Use synonyms
while
speaking French and no additional Linking Words
languages
fell modestly. Use synonyms
Moreover
, there were no changes in the percentage of students knowing Linking Words
German
Punctuation problem
German,
as well as
bilinguals.
In 2000, Linking Words
Spanish
was by far the most commonly used language, accounting for 30% of the whole proportion. Monolingual students ranked second with 20%, Use synonyms
whereas
Linking Words
languages
not reported and French represented 15%. Use synonyms
Furthermore
, Linking Words
Spanish
and processing linguistic skills in 2 Use synonyms
languages
made up only a small fraction, at one-tenth.
By 2010, Use synonyms
however
, the pattern had shifted noticeably. Linking Words
While
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Spanish
and some other unreported Use synonyms
languages
still dominated, rising just by 5 per cent (35% and 20%, respectively), English-only speaking figures fell by half (10%) , with French declining only by 5%. In sharp contrast, the proportion of German and those utilising two Use synonyms
languages
demonstrated no changes, Use synonyms
although
it remained the least favoured option.Linking Words