The two bar charts illustrate the proportion of 14 to 16-year-old year old learners in an English-speaking country who studied a modern foreign
language
in the years 1984 and 2007, Use synonyms
as well as
the three most popular those years.
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Overall
, a smaller percentage of students studied foreign languages in 2007 compared with 1984, though girls consistently had higher participation than boys. Linking Words
While
French remained the most popular choice, its share decreased, and Spanish gained greater popularity over the period.
In 1984, just over 60% of girls and about 45% of boys learned a foreign Linking Words
language
. By the year 2007, the figures changed to show that the two genders declined to around 50percent for girls and 40% for boys, reducing the gender gap.
Regarding the specific tongues, French was the dominant subject in both years, attracting nearly 70 per cent of students in 1984Use synonyms
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;
this
proportion fell to just below half by the year 2007. German was an equal figure to 15% of learners in 1984 , but it slightly dropped to 10% in 2007. Linking Words
In contrast
, the Spanish Linking Words
language
experienced under 10% to approximately 20% of learners, making it the third most popular Use synonyms
language
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