Language Skills of Young Swedes in Rapid Decline, Teachers Say

Language skills are degenerating so fast in Sweden there’s a noticeable change within three semesters, says professor Hanna Enefalk.
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Language Skills of Young Swedes in Rapid Decline, Teachers Say
Students at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, Feb. 22, 2013. (Barbro Plogander/The Epoch Times)
2/26/2013
Updated:
10/1/2015
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Young Swedes’ mastery of their own language seems to be declining sharply. According to Swedish university professors, many students now find it difficult not only to express themselves coherently in writing, but even to understand written instructions.