A little language survey...?

Question

Please take this survey. It's for my English class... You don't have to write an essay, one sentence is enough.

1. Do you think that English is hard to learn?
2. Why do you think English is the most spoken second language in the world?
3. What do you think about Spanish?
4. How about French?
5. Which language would you like to learn and why?

Answer 1

1: Yes, it took me two years just to get a rudimentary grasp of it. However, there are similarities with German, Russian and a number of other languages.

2: We won the war. Also, because Americans, Brits, Canadians, Kiwis and Aussies speak it as their native language. The British colonial system is also a major influence given that there are over a billion Indians, and many of them speak English. Are you sure English is number 2? Presumably it comes in second to Mandarin. English is the dominant language for finance and air traffic control.

3: Necessary. Especially for an American. Learning any of the Romance Languages, (Italian, French, Spanish and maybe Portuguese) will make it easier to learn the others, or so I'm told.

4: I would prefer to learn French first before Spanish.

5: I am not sure which second language I would like to learn: Given enough time, French, Hindi, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and maybe Mandarin. Then Farsi, Arabic, Greek and Latin and Sanskrit. Maybe even Urdu and Ukrainian.

Of those choices, I would choose German first, because so many Europeans are multilingual, and I could use German in Germany and Switzerland and Belgium.

This is a lot of thought for two points.

Answer 2

1. No, not at all... then again it was my first language.
2. Maybe because English has a lot of double meanings and double words (sometimes even 3 or 4 for one or the other)
3. Not as hard but still have to watch what 'kind' of Spanish you use and where (i.e., some words in Mexico have diff. meanings in Puerto Rico - even in Tagalog (Filipino) where the basis of Tagalog is partly Spanish)
4. I haven't spoken French since I was a kid so I can't answer this one.
5. I would like to re-learn Tagalog. I was very fluent being that my mother is from there and growing up and moving w/the military, I didn't have any kids my age to talk with (my mom took English diction classes while I was young and chose to spoke English w/me instead)

Answer 3

The English language is one of the hardest languages to learn. It's because we have some many words that sound alike but have different meanings. (Ex. picture, pitcher) 2. Because we are such a large country. 3.I'm from Texas and Spanish is spoken quite a bit here. 4. My husband speaks French and it's a very beautiful sounding language. 5. I wish I knew more Spanish. I really need Spanish to communicate with one of my best friends.

Answer 4

1. Do you think that English is hard to learn? hmm, somehow
2. Why do you think English is the most spoken second language in the world? Because England was the most powerful country maaany years ago and it's native language is English?!
3. What do you think about Spanish? I do not know any Spanish
4. How about French? I love the way it sounds
5. Which language would you like to learn and why? I like to learn many languages, can't name them since there are so many of them :-) I want to learn many languages because it's interesting to

PS: I know Persian, English, Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish language, but I am not good at any of them but Persian :-(

Answer 5

1. Yes, I believe it is especially for people over the age of 7 or 8.
2. I think English is the most spoken 2nd language because it seems that the Englishman has historically been a world traveller, settler, conqueror and statesman.
3. I think Spanish is a beautiful and for me, hard to learn language.
4. I love French and speak a little French.
5. I would like to be fluent in Spanish because it is very commonly spoken, especially in my hometown where I paranoidly feel that it is used to speak badly of others but not only for that reason. I'd like to be able to help others and being bilingual would also expand my business.

Answer 6

1. For an outsider English is the hardest language to learn. Me, on the other hand I am from America so it isn't that hard to understand.
2. For me it is the only spoken language.
3. I need to learn Spanish
4. Took 2 years in high school but don't remember much.
5. I would like to learn Russian because my ancester's are Russian.

Answer 7

Speaking English is Easy, Understanding English is harder, it is a pliable language thus acceptable to a majority of the Planet, when people come from a varietry of cultures, even within the same Language group such as people from South America, English is the meeting place, the language of the marketplace, common ground for the sounds of a bustling planet.
Spanish sounds sexy even when harsh & guttural while French seems mannered & polished, I would like to learn Chinese so I can speak to a billion plus people in their own language - - -whichever dialect is in vogue at the moment. Peace.

Answer 8

Yes......I've seen new citizens struggle with English, learning it that is.2. America! Americans! Being a free country, we can go anywhere in the world,is it possible that our free roam of the planet has an influence on the language? 3. Spanish is a beautiful language,aren't there many dialects of Spanish? 4. I'm not too keen on French.5. I've always been a fan of the Chinese people, they have an amazing history......and a tough tongue...........................LATER................

Answer 9

1) No, its one of the easier languages - grammar seems pretty simple.
2) We are constantly bombarded by the western culture and english language in most media.
3) Never had use for it. (I live in Europe).
4) Stylish language, would like to speak it better.
5) Italian, one of the world´s coolest and most beautiful languages.

Answer 10

1. no
2. actually its the first, cause English is the Universal Language
3. Its an interesting language and easy to learn
4. Same as #3 but Spanish is easier
5. Korean, cause Im very interested on this language and I love to watch Korean movies