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Why Do All Children in Swedish Schools Learn English as a Foreign Language? An Analysis of an Open Question in the National Evaluation Programme of the Swedish Compulsory Comprehensive School.

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Giota, Joanna – System, 1995

A total of 318 grade-5 pupils in Swedish schools were questioned in regard to why English is a compulsory subject. Two hundred and one pupils thought that English is compulsory because it is a world language, 94 thought so because it is useful, and 23 thought so because some authority decided so. Contains 22 references. (MDM)

Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students