The two pie charts compare the percentage of British undergraduates who could speak other languages apart from their mother tongue. Figures were collected from a particular university in the UK in 2000 and 2010.
Overall, students who can speak Spanish outnumber the others, making it the most spoken language in both years. In addition, we can also see that the number of bilinguals are increasing over time.
In 2000, one fifth of the students were only able to communicate in their first language. This figure then fell by half in 2010. Also, the number of French speakers saw a slight decrease by 5% from 15 % to 10%. Besides, German-fluent ones and trilinguals both shared the same proportion of 10%, which remained unchanged throughout the period.
In contrast, Spanish speakers accounted for the largest segment of 30% in 2000, it then continued to rise by 5% afterwards. A similar pattern also happened to students who can speak another language besides the ones mentioned above, its figures went up from 15% to one fifth of the total.
The two pie charts compare the percentage of British undergraduates who could speak other
languages
apart from their mother tongue. Figures
were collected
from a particular university in the UK in 2000 and 2010.
Overall
, students who can speak Spanish outnumber the others, making it the most spoken
language
in both years.
In addition
, we can
also
see
that the number of bilinguals are increasing over time.
In 2000, one fifth of the students were
only
able to communicate in their
first
language
. This figure then fell by half in 2010.
Also
, the number of French speakers
saw
a slight decrease by 5% from 15 % to 10%.
Besides
, German-fluent
ones
and
trilinguals
both shared the same proportion of 10%, which remained unchanged throughout the period.
In contrast
, Spanish speakers accounted for the largest segment of 30% in 2000, it then continued to rise by 5% afterwards. A similar pattern
also
happened to students who can speak another
language
besides
the
ones
mentioned above, its figures went up from 15% to one fifth of the total.