Is English subject compulsory in your schools? What other languages are taught?

Hi. I live in Portugal. Here it works like this: You have your first 4 years as a child. Then, you go to another school for two years. In this school you have to chose between english or french. In the end of these two years, you keep the first language and start to learn also the other one you left. In this new school you will have 6 years before you go to the university. around the 2nd or 3rd year you can chose german if you like.

I come from Bulgaria. In our country 20 years ago Russian language was compulsory. But after political changes in Eastern Europe our children have a choice between English, German, French language.

In Haryana, Hindi and English is compulsory and Punjabi or Sanskrit is an optional.

Hi Buchi, In our native place there are two medium of education available, English medium and Malayalam medium. In Malayalam medium first language should be Malayalam and second language should be English and third will be Hindi. Three languages are compulsory in school upto 10th standard irrespective of the medium of education. After the tenth standard the first language should be English and the second language you can choose according your like. Yes English is compulsory and without this language we can’t survive.

I live in the US, and I know english has always been a subject that I had to take from elementary school to high school. And when I was in intermediate school that's where I was required to take a second language, ranging from Spanish, Italian, or French. I live in New York, so maybe elsewhere it's different. I heard now that students are learning Spanish now in kindergarten but I'm not 100% sure about it. But english is a course that's very important in the schools here. But a second language was only mandatory for me in intermediate school and high school.

In Andhra Pradesh If you joined in Telugu medium School. First Language Telugu. Second Language Hindi. English Third Language. suppose if u joined English medium 1st Lang: English 2nd Lang: Telugu 3rd Lang: Hindi

Living in Canada, English is the main language we learn in our school, and the main second language we learn is French, because the entire province of Quebec is a French speaking province. Once a student enters highschool they have the option to learn smoe other languages, I think.

Hello Buchi_bulla. English is a compulsory subject in our school. But we also have some other foreign languages like Japanese, German and Korean. Ours is a language school aimed for those who are interested in learning foreign languages. But I have to say that English is taught in almost all the schools in China, as it is considered to be the major foreign language due to its being widely used internationally. I think that it is good for one to master at least one foreign language.

according to me it is hindi which is the compulsory language in most of the school.but if we take the case of developed cities including the capital delhi,it is english which is of primary importance.we don't have hindi in the 11th and 12th standard.this is the case in my school.i'm the student of class 12 of st.xaviers school,delhi.we had hindi only till class 10.and let me tell you,it was very tough for me.i considered it a burden.but i respect the language.

Here in the Philippines, English is a compulsory subject, and then of course, we have Filipino. Aside from that, with the exception of Filipino subject, most if not all other subjects like Math, Science, History, even Philippine History, are taught in English. English may not be the official "first language" taught in schools, but when you think about it, it IS. The university I graduated from encourages its student to speak English, and it is mainly the preferred language of the school. Also, since I am Chinese, I graduated kindergarten, elementary, and high school from a Chinese school. So, aside form English and Filipino, we were also taught Mandarin and Fookienese. Fookienese is the most widely spoken Chinese dialect in our city, because most Chinese immigrants are from, or trace their ancestry from Fujian, China. During our time, Fookien was used to teach Chinese, and Mandarin was only secondary to it. I think this is wrong though, because Mandarin is the Official Chinese language, and it is much more useful globally than Fookien. Now, though, my old school is focused on Mandarin, so I am glad, though I wish it were the same with us.

Hi Buchi_bulla, I think that question is for people other than Indians, isn't it? So I guess you already know my reply. :) I am from Andhra Pradesh, but I completed my primary education in Rajasthan, and Mumbai. :) Obviously, it was Hindi, and Marathi. :)

In our school English was compulsary subject other than these we had kannada, hindi and sanskrit, if we opt 1st language english, then second language would be kannada and third language would be hindi. If we opt Sanskrit as first language then 2nd language would be kannada and third language would be hindi.

In Romania the first language we learn is of course our native language(romanian). In the third grade we start learning english as the first foreign language(compulsory). In the fifth grade we either learn french or german as second foreign language.

Ya, English subject is compulsory in my schools. Globally English is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a 'world language', the lingua franca of the modern era. While English is not an official language in most countries. It is currently the language most often taught as a second language around the world to the extent that it has ceased to be the exclusive cultural property of 'native English speakers', but a language that is absorbing aspects of cultures worldwide as it continues to grow.

Well...since I live in the US, English is the first language in school. The second is Spanish. This one is a major biggie, especially if you live in California like I do. There are a lot of Spanish speaking people (Latino is the second largest ethnic group in the state) so it's become somewhat necessary to know some of the language. It's very surprising to know that white is the minority ethnicity here in California. This state is so diverse, you can find people from everywhere. The other languages are up for grabs. I know that Japanese and French is taught at my college though.

Yes,English is a compulsory language in my city schools,atleast the English medium ones.Then there are second and third languages as you mentioned.These could be hindi or any local languages depending on the state you are in.

Yes, English is part of our curriculum. I am from the Philippines and English is also use as mode of communication in schools. Most of the times school instruction are written in english. We were taught to speak and write in english in our elementary days.

Here in the Philippines it is compulsary because we widely use English here aside from our own language which is Filipino we also have dialects in every part of the Philippines. English here taught as early us Kindergarten or much earlier. English is our second language and English now a days is very important because English speaker is much in demand in Corporate world and in call centers.

As far as I know, English is a compulsory subject in most schools in China. However, I have heard that in some schools, students have other choices, such as French, German, and so on. In that way, they can take that language instead of English as a compulsory test in their College Entrance Examination.

When I was in school, English is the compulsory subject from middle school, it's the second language, the first is my national language. but not, my little daughter is in primary school, english bacome her compulsory subject too. English is the most wide use second language in country,even in the world. Although it is hard, but we have to learn it well.