The stacked bar chart gives the number of students who selected one of four different second languages to study a decade ago, five years ago, two years ago, and last year. The choices of languages are Italian, Spanish, German and French.
Overall, French was the most popular choice of the four, exceeding the others by a wide margin. In second place was german. The lowest numbers were for those learning Italian five years ago and last year; it was for Spanish in the other two years.
In detail, two years, a decade and two years ago, not only had the same total student counts but also the individual proportions. In particular, about 180 students studied these languages, with nearly half (44%) coming from Italian, 80. Almost 3 in ten picked German, or 50 students, compared to one in six for Italian. For the other two years, their totals were also the same, but with higher numbers, 210 students. However, the proportions for each language were very different; more students chose French in the past year than five years ago, going up from roughly 50% to 70%, 100 versus 140 students. All the others became less popular; that total decrease of 40 was equally divided between second-place German, from 60 to 40 students, and the other two, by 10 each. In the previous year, only 10 were Italian learners, and twice that for Spanish.
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The stacked bar chart shows the number of students who chose one of four different second languages to study ten years ago, five years ago, two years ago, and last year. The choices are Italian, Spanish, German and French.
Overall, French was the most popular of the four languages, far outpacing the others. German came in second. The lowest numbers were for those who studied Italian five years ago and last year; in the other two years it was Spanish.
Specifically, in the two years a decade ago and two years ago, not only were the total numbers of students the same, but so were the individual percentages. Specifically, about 180 students studied these languages, with nearly half (44%) choosing Italian, 80. Nearly 3 in 10 students chose German, or 50 students, compared to one in six for Italian. In the other two cohorts, the overall numbers were also the same, but higher at 210 students. However, the proportions of each language varied widely: more students chose French last year than five years ago, from about 50% to 70%, or 100 students versus 140. All other languages declined in popularity; the drop of 40 students in total was divided equally between German, which came second (from 60 to 40 students), and the other two languages (by 10 each). In the previous year, there were only 10 students learning Italian, and twice as many for Spanish.
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Thank you very much, Mr. Torsten. I really appreciate your kindness.
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