https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new annual ranking has judged Danes to be the world’s second-best speakers of English as a second language. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201120/danes-are-worlds-second-best-speakers-of-english-as-a-foreign-language Fri, 20 Nov 2020 14:40:29 +0100 danes-are-worlds-second-best-speakers-of-english-as-a-foreign-language A new count from the Danish Language Council (Dansk Sprognævn, DS) has found that the proportion of loan words in the Danish language is going down. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191121/has-the-danish-language-stopped-borrowing-english-words Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:57:06 +0100 has-the-danish-language-stopped-borrowing-english-words Danes are still the worst speakers of English in Scandinavia, but a new international ranking shows that they are getting slightly better. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191106/danes-still-worst-english-speakers-in-scandinavia-but-theyre-getting-better Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:32:47 +0100 danes-still-worst-english-speakers-in-scandinavia-but-theyre-getting-better Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen spoke on Thursday night about his reasons for sending a tweet about the US gun control debate. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180223/not-a-new-standard-for-diplomacy-danish-pm-on-tweet-to-trump Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:16:15 +0100 not-a-new-standard-for-diplomacy-danish-pm-on-tweet-to-trump Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen had his say in the American gun control debate on Wednesday, but ended up facing ridicule for his written English. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180222/opinion-why-pm-lars-lkke-rasmussens-error-strewn-english-is-fine-by-us Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:44:04 +0100 opinion-why-pm-lars-lkke-rasmussens-error-strewn-english-is-fine-by-us Scandinavians are among the world's best non-native English speakers according to a global ranking, but have found themselves bested by the Dutch for the second year running. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171108/sweden-denmark-norway-scandinavia-fail-to-win-back-crown-as-worlds-best-english-speakers Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:48:31 +0100 sweden-denmark-norway-scandinavia-fail-to-win-back-crown-as-worlds-best-english-speakers Too many students leave Denmark after completing study programmes taught in English, says education minister Søren Pind, who has promised to cut down admissions to English-language programmes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170331/denmark-to-reduce-english-language-student-numbers Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:07:03 +0200 denmark-to-reduce-english-language-student-numbers A recent report ranked Danes as among the best speakers of English as a second language, but that doesn't mean they're perfect. Here are The Local's top ten mistakes that Danes in English. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141115/top-10-mistakes-danes-make-in-english Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:11:00 +0100 top-10-mistakes-danes-make-in-english Danes are the world’s second-best non-native English speakers, according to a new global ranking released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161115/second-to-one-danes-topped-by-dutch-as-best-english-speakers Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:13:01 +0100 second-to-one-danes-topped-by-dutch-as-best-english-speakers Danes have been knocked off their perch as the world’s best non-native English speakers by the Swedes and the Dutch. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151103/danes-no-longer-worlds-best-english-speakers Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:24:32 +0100 danes-no-longer-worlds-best-english-speakers Danish People’s Party MP Alex Ahrendtsen made a lot of waves with his short-lived proposal to tax the use of English words in advertising. The Local spoke with him about his concerns about the Danish language and culture. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150606/we-have-language-anxiety-in-denmark Sat, 06 Jun 2015 13:05:32 +0200 we-have-language-anxiety-in-denmark A suggestion by a Danish People’s Party spokesman to tax the use of English words in commercials aired or printed in Denmark was nearly immediately shot down by his own party and mercilessly mocked by others. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150604/danish-peoples-party-absurd-tax-on-english-idea Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:16:11 +0200 danish-peoples-party-absurd-tax-on-english-idea Danes are the best in the world at speaking English as a second language, a major report released this week concluded. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141112/danes-the-best-non-native-english-speakers-in-the-world Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:26:00 +0100 danes-the-best-non-native-english-speakers-in-the-world