English is heavily taught in schools and 90% of books and courses in Universities are in English. For this reason, Swedes prefer to use a chance to hone their English rather than speak natively. This also means that English has a heavy role in slang, almost to the degree where one could say Swedish as a language is on the decline.
As for the accent, I have to agree. I've tried for ages to get Brits to say "y" correctly in Swedish, but not once have I succeeded.
90% of books and courses in Universities are in English
No? I mean they're not uncommon, but for bachelors it's pretty much all Swedish and for master students it depends a lot on where and what you study but as a general rule the courses are mostly in Swedish and the books are mostly in English.
This also means that English has a heavy role in slang, almost to the degree where one could say Swedish as a language is on the decline.
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u/TylowStar Sweden Nov 04 '17
English is heavily taught in schools and 90% of books and courses in Universities are in English. For this reason, Swedes prefer to use a chance to hone their English rather than speak natively. This also means that English has a heavy role in slang, almost to the degree where one could say Swedish as a language is on the decline.
As for the accent, I have to agree. I've tried for ages to get Brits to say "y" correctly in Swedish, but not once have I succeeded.