The information about the number of students in the age group of 14 to 16 years learning a modern international language in an English speaking nation and the three most popular foreign languages is depicted by the rendered vertical bar graphs. The data has been calibrated in numbers.
Overall, it is apparent from the graph that in both periods more girls were interested in learning a new language as opposed to boys. Moreover, French was the most popular language among the youth, followed by German, whereas the least number of students were interested in Spanish.
With regards to the number of students who studied a foreign language, in 1984, approximately 48% of girls were utilizing their time in learning a foreign language, while for the male students it was 30%. After 23 years, there was a slight fall in the figures for both girls and boys, and it reached 40% for females, while for boys it fell just over 20%, but in both the periods there were more girls involved in learning as compared to boys.
On the other hand, in the beginning, French was the most popular language for learning among students, and it accounted for 50%, which was followed by German with 20%, and with only 5% of students, German was the language in which students were least interested. In 2007, there was a drastic decline in the percentage of students learning French and it dropped at about 25%, while for the German learners there was a little fall, and it reached just over 10%. In the case of Spanish learners, there was a slight increase in number and by the end of the period, it reached 10%.
The information about the
number
of
students
in the age group of 14 to 16 years
learning
a modern international
language
in an
English speaking
nation and the three most popular foreign
languages
is depicted
by the rendered vertical bar graphs. The data has
been calibrated
in numbers.
Overall
, it is apparent from the graph that in both periods more
girls
were interested
in
learning
a new
language
as opposed to boys.
Moreover
, French was the most popular
language
among the youth, followed by German, whereas the least
number
of
students
were interested
in Spanish.
With regards to
the
number
of
students
who studied a foreign
language
, in 1984, approximately 48% of
girls
were utilizing their time in
learning
a foreign
language
, while for the male
students
it was 30%. After 23 years, there was a slight fall in the figures for both
girls
and boys, and it reached 40% for females, while for boys it fell
just
over 20%,
but
in both the periods there were more
girls
involved in
learning
as compared to boys.
On the other hand
, in the beginning, French was the most popular
language
for
learning
among
students
, and it accounted for 50%, which
was followed
by German with 20%, and with
only
5% of
students
, German was the
language
in which
students
were least interested. In 2007, there was a drastic decline in the percentage of
students
learning
French and it dropped at about 25%, while for the German learners there was a
little
fall, and it reached
just
over 10%. In the case of Spanish learners, there was a slight increase in
number
and by the
end
of the period, it reached 10%.