The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed RANKING: Which country in the Nordics has the best English speakers? The Danes have toppled Norwegians from the title of best English speakers in the Nordics, according to the the latest annual proficiency ranking from Education First (EF). But English-speaking ability has slipped across the region. https://www.thelocal.se/20231123/ranking-which-country-in-the-nordics-has-the-best-english-speakers Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:18:44 +0100 ranking-which-country-in-the-nordics-has-the-best-english-speakers Gaming kids better at English: study A new Swedish study revealed that children aged 10-11 who play computer games are better at English than their peers, with researchers saying they were "very surprised" at the kids' vocabulary level. https://www.thelocal.se/20140708/gaming-kids-better-at-english-study-sweden Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:24:00 +0200 gaming-kids-better-at-english-study-sweden