VOL. 54, BOOK 1, PART B, 2016, pp. 357 – 363 Full text (Es)
Author: Georgi Dzhumayov
Affiliation: Institute for Bulgarian Language, BAS
Abstract
In this article we discuss why English and Spanish have become leaders among the languages studied as foreign languages. For that purpose an investigation conducted in Bulgaria among students at the University of Plovdiv is presented. The students study or have studied English as a first foreign language and have answered several questions that aim at clarifying why and how they have chosen to study a second foreign language. The results have been analysed and respective conclusions have been drawn to support the increasing role of the languages in question.
Key words: foreign language, mother tongue, investigation, loanwords, research, education
