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... i learned all i know of English in public school. In Portugal it is mandatory to study English and another foreign language from 5th grade until 9th grade (as you probably know since you are there ehehehehe, at least it was when i was a teenager and lived in Portugal....). Of course, music and films NOT dubbed are a great help, as we can see in our next-door neighbour Spain (where everything is dubbed), and the difference in english language mastery is abysmal compared to Portugal. Besides being a small country helps also, since you tend to be more open to foreign influence
More recently, English was introduced as a second language since day 1 of elementary school. I am expecting kids to be perfectly fluent in Portuguese and English at the end of high-school....
Last edited by Salgueiros; 06-21-2011 at 07:31 PM.
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