Spaniards Fail To Learn English

July 15, 2009

Shocking figures reveal only 17 percent Spaniards read English, 14 percent understand it, and only 11 percent speak it.

Bulgarians, Hungarians and Turks are the only ones who admit to speaking less English than Spaniards: 65 percent of people in Spain say that they aren't capable of speaking, reading nor writing the language. Why do the Spanish speak it so badly?

If you look at the statistics, the real problem is that the percentages have not changed over the years," says Ramon Aspa, the executive director of the Esade language school.

The numbers are shocking. A total of 70 percent of Spaniards recognize that English is important, but just four percent are learning it, according to a study by consultancy firm Ipsos.

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