1. Language

2. 1. How many languages are spoken in your country
= Two. Swedish and finnish
2. Mention the origins of the different languages spoken in your
country
= The creater of finnish was Mikael Agricola.
3. What is the official language of your country
= Finnish and swedish
4. Explain in detail the origin of the official language in the place
you live
= It was Mikael Agricola who found finnish. He translated The New
Testament and many other books from swedish to finnish.

3. 5. Are there any speacial ways of
speaking in your area
= Spoken language is different from
written language. Sure there are
dialects in different part of this
country.
7. What are the main foreign
languages studied in your region
= Swedish and finnish
8. How much importance do people
you know give to the knowledge of
foreign languages?
= Not much. ”I’ll explain this thing to
that spanish guy in finnish and if he
doesn’t understand me, that’s not my
problem”

4. Why is important to can speak languages?
You can communicate with people who can’t speak your native language and you can also understand the world
around you better
9.In your opinion, what jobs are more related to the knowledge of one or more foreign languges? Why?
For example: tourist guide, international works, stewardess. In almost all works you need language, but specially in
these jobs because you have to communicate with people
10. What does the knowledge of foreign languages provide to the people in your region
If you can many languages, it’s easier to get a job,and you can also travel around the world without language
problems.

5. 11.Do you think that the foreign languages studied now in your area will be replaced with different
languages in a few years? If yes, what languages will those be?
Languages can chance, but i don’t think so, because theres two countries, Russian and Norway are bit far
away, so the language won’t come here. Of corse language can chance a bit, but not radically
12. Do you think that a person of your area would be able to communicate using foreign languages
which have been learnt exclusively in your education system?
Yes i think it’s possible, but not so well, depens a lot on the language
13.Do you think that the way you speak your native language has an influence on? Does it make it
easier or more difficult?
I think it’s more difficult because there is not so much languages like finnish
14. Which of the following aspects do you consider most important when studying foreign languages
-Vocabulary
-Pronunciation
-Grammar (forming correct sentences)
I think that the most important thing is words because without it, you can talk much less. Pronunciation and
grammar are both important too, but not as much.

6. 2. Are the students' levels of competence in foreign languages
generally high or low?
average
3. What are the advantages of learning foreign languages
3.When you can speak many languages, you can get a job
anywere.
You can travel all around the world alone because you know the
language.
4.Yes because people can speak so many languages that i think
they no how importance it is to studying foreingn languages. it´s
best to yourself.
4.Yes because people can speak so many languages that i think
they no how importance it is to studying foreingn languages. it´s
best to yourself.
5. Where are foreign languages studied in your country?
in school and in tv.
6. Do the students have many opportunities to practice foreign
languages outside of the classroom?
yes i think that people have many opportunities in outside of
classroom were they can studie foreign languages.

7. 7. In what ways do the students practice those studied languages
orally?
Hell yeah!! Example in intenet there is so much websides in diferents
languages that people who be in internet, have lot of opportunities to learn
languages.
And in internet there is so much games and they are usually allways (not
your own language) So yes i think so.. (:
8.Write how one would say "Nice to meet you" in the different
languages spoken (and studied) in your country
-kiva tavata sinua
-mukava tutustua
-hauska tutustua
kiva nähä
jne....
9. Add a map highlighting the areas and lamguages spoken in the
different parts of the country that you live in