What is your foreign language?

A foreign language is a language not commonly spoken in the country of the speaker. However, there must be a defined distinction between foreign language and second language. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to.
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What is foreign language and examples?

A foreign language is a language not widely spoken and used by the people of a community / society / nation. For example, Spanish is a foreign language in Canada. Learn more in: Addressing Cross-Linguistic Influence and Related Cultural Factors Using Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
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What is a foreign language in English?

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is the term used to describe the study of English by non-native speakers in countries where English is not the dominant language.
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How do you identify a foreign language?

What Language Is This? 5 Tools to Identify Unknown Languages
  1. Google Translate. You've probably used Google Translate before. ...
  2. What Language Is This? This aptly named tool identifies any language when you paste or type text into it. ...
  3. Translated Labs Language Identifier. ...
  4. Yandex Translate. ...
  5. Try Language Identification Games.
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What is foreign language in the Philippines?

Foreign Languages Spoken In The Philippines

These languages include Chinese (various types), Arabic, Japanese, Spanish, Malay, Tamil, and Korean.
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How many languages are in Philippines?

There are over 120 languages spoken in the Philippines. Filipino, the standardized form of Tagalog, is the national language and used in formal education throughout the country. Filipino and English are both official languages and English is commonly used by the government.
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What are the 8 major languages in the Philippines?

Eight (8) major dialects spoken by majority of the Filipinos: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicolano, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense.
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What language should I learn?

For languages spoken in the USA, you should learn English and/or Spanish. For languages spoken in Europe, English is widely spoken in Western Europe in addition to French and German. In Eastern Europe, try Russian or try learning Slavic languages.
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Which language is spoken in USA?

English is by far the most prominent spoken language in the U.S., with over 239 million English-speaking people across the country. In fact, English is commonly mistaken as the official language of the United States, which doesn't actually have an official language on record.
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How many foreign languages are there?

Well, more than 7,100 languages are spoken in the world today. Each and every one of them make the world a diverse and beautiful place.
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Is French a foreign language?

While any language will be useful for some jobs or for some regions, French is the only foreign language that can be useful throughout the world as well as in the United States. French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English.
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Is English a foreign language in Philippines?

English has always been one of the official languages of the Philippines and is spoken by more than 14 million Filipinos. It is the language of commerce and law, as well as the primary medium of instruction in education.
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Is English our second language or foreign language?

Language education for people learning English may be known as English as a second language (ESL), English as a foreign language (EFL), English as an additional language (EAL), English as a New Language (ENL), or English for speakers of other languages (ESOL).
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What's the most popular language?

English is the most widely spoken language worldwide, with 1.5 billion speakers.
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What is the fastest language spoken?

List of The 7 Fastest Spoken Languages in The World.
  1. 1. Japanese: Japanese is the fastest recorded language. ...
  2. Spanish: Spanish is right behind Japanese and is nearly as fast with a rate of 7.82 syllables per second.
  3. French. ...
  4. Italian. ...
  5. English. ...
  6. German. ...
  7. Mandarin.
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What's the easiest language?

15 of the easiest languages to learn for English speakers - ranked
  • Frisian. Frisian is thought to be one of the languages most closely related to English, and therefore also the easiest for English-speakers to pick up. ...
  • Dutch. ...
  • Norwegian. ...
  • Spanish. ...
  • Portuguese. ...
  • Italian. ...
  • French. ...
  • Swedish.
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Why are foreign languages important?

Foreign languages provide a competitive edge in career choices: one is able to communicate in a second language. Foreign language study enhances listening skills and memory. One participates more effectively and responsibly in a multi-cultural world if one knows another language.
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Which is easy language in the world?

1. Norwegian. This may come as a surprise, but we have ranked Norwegian as the easiest language to learn for English speakers. Norwegian is a member of the Germanic family of languages — just like English!
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What is the top 3 languages spoken in Philippines?

Most Spoken Languages in the Entire Philippine Archipelago
  • #8: Chavacano. ...
  • #7: Northern / Central Bicolano. ...
  • #6: Capampangan. ...
  • #5: Waray-waray. ...
  • #4: Hiligaynon. ...
  • #3: Ilokano. ...
  • #2: Cebuano. ...
  • #1: Tagalog. It is said that the Austronesian language called Tagalog is spoken by a quarter of the population of Planet Philippines.
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What are the 4 language in Philippines?

There are 4 indigenous languages with more than 5 million native speakers:
  • Tagalog.
  • Cebuano.
  • Ilocano.
  • Hiligaynon.
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