It's time to stop teasing the Swedes for their Swenglish, as they've yet again topped English Proficiency Index from language education company Education First (EF), which was founded in Sweden.
"It's the second time in a row, so I guess we're a bit used to it, but of course it's really neat that we are the world leaders when it comes to speaking English," Sine Ejsing, Country Manager of EF Sweden, told The Local.
The language test quizzed 750,000 people from 60 countries around the world, and the Nordic nations scored prominently, with Norway placing second, followed by the Netherlands, Estonia, Denmark, Austria and Finland.
So why are Swedes so good at English?
"There are several reasons," explained Ejsing. "We learn early in school, there are TV and radio shows in English, even commercials... but even outside of school English is considered to be a high status language, kids think it's cool. And it helps that English is also Germanic-based." Full story...
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"It's the second time in a row, so I guess we're a bit used to it, but of course it's really neat that we are the world leaders when it comes to speaking English," Sine Ejsing, Country Manager of EF Sweden, told The Local.
The language test quizzed 750,000 people from 60 countries around the world, and the Nordic nations scored prominently, with Norway placing second, followed by the Netherlands, Estonia, Denmark, Austria and Finland.
So why are Swedes so good at English?
"There are several reasons," explained Ejsing. "We learn early in school, there are TV and radio shows in English, even commercials... but even outside of school English is considered to be a high status language, kids think it's cool. And it helps that English is also Germanic-based." Full story...
See the rankings here...
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