Erotica 34,925 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 A new research made by EF, Education First, where 900 000 adults in 70 countries* participated showed that Swedes have the best English skills in the world, followed by Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Finland.*Of course, the countries with English as official language didn't participate.The research also showed that women have better English skills than men.http://www.ef.se/epi/ Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 tbh not surprised by any of the countries at the top Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfall 3,723 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Nordic countries unsurprisingly slaying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity 7,821 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 True, those countries have the highest and best literacy See talent here-->http://bit.ly/2eqeUxK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bette Davis 12,742 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I lived in a facility that housed 600 people, of which 80% were exchange students, and from my observation the Scandinavians by far had the best English skills. The Danes seemed a little bit behind the Swedes and Norwegians though. Cold as ice cream, but still as sweet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I lived in a facility that housed 600 people, of which 80% were exchange students, and from my observation the Scandinavians by far had the best English skills. The Danes seemed a little bit behind the Swedes and Norwegians though. They may have a thicker accent but most Scandinavians have very good English, even in the middle of nowhere the average Danes for example will be able to speak English. However forget about the grammar I am not sure on this survey though because EF is like a brand so how did they estimated it? Through the students they send abroad and such? Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bette Davis 12,742 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 They may have a thicker accent but most Scandinavians have very good English, even in the middle of nowhere the average Danes for example will be able to speak English.The Danes were definitely not bad at English by any means, its just that the Swedes and Norwegians had stronger English skills. From my experience, the Norwegians had the best English, but that was just my experience. Cold as ice cream, but still as sweet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 The Danes were definitely not bad at English by any means, its just that the Swedes and Norwegians had stronger English skills. From my experience, the Norwegians had the best English, but that was just my experience.Yes I know no worries :) but a few months ago a Danish friend send me an article stating Danes were the best ahaha. Well overall Most Scandinavian I met spoke great English, but because I lived in Denmark I have mostly experience with them.. Anyways I think nowadays the generation that study and travel knows English so I met many European speaking almost flawless English really, not always from Scandinavia, but the advantage of Scandinavia is that they started doing this a whiiiile ago compared to the rest of Europe, including the fact they don't dub anything and they travel a lot more in comparison (smaller countries) it makes sense they "need" it more! Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTPOPdidntflop 3,987 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Not 90% of the African continent being excluded Gaga x Nicki x Azealia x Ariana x Kesha x Bey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth 90 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 It is a way easier to learn English if you already speak a Germanic language. Hence, this ranking is not such a surprise :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laceface 2,964 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 From personal experience of knowing many people from each country apart from Denmark, I guessed before even opening the thread :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laceface 2,964 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Perhaps the Finnish have a slightly thicker accent but when we went to Norway my parents were convinced many of the young people were English, their pronunciation and accent was so on point. It really doesn't go unnoticed and us native speakers do admire it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Slovenia surprises me. And French is so close to English (vocabulary), it's embarassing how low France is placed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Slovenia surprises me. And French is so close to English (vocabulary), it's embarassing how low France is placed.yes yuoudo have a lot of latin words in English but the grammar is totally different as well as the pronunciation which matters a lot when learning a language Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 yes yuoudo have a lot of latin words in English but the grammar is totally different as well as the pronunciation which matters a lot when learning a languageNot just Latin, but also thousands of words directly from French. See for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_French_origin_(A-C)It includes many words that are very basic and common, like agree, accept, arrange, addition and advantage. But I do agree with you on pronunciation, and English grammar is hard to learn if you only get to practise your English during class, because the rules are so complicated. English grammar is (imo) something that you have to practise in real life, which French people don't really get the chance to because their culture might be a little bit too isolated for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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