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We adapt to the group of friends. When we talk about software, we usually use the language that is easier to understand or read.

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Depends on the person you are talking with, the workplace, some of budges to say that they speak the language, some of us switch when you listen to other people with that language,

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I chose this picture of Falls Church, VA, near where I'm from. It shows a strip mall with shops displaying English, Spanish and Vietnamese. I like this picture because I am glad to be from this kind of a community. The fact that is an old strip mall shows how well-established these immigrant communities are in the area. I love to go to a Vietmanese restaurant and find Guatemalan chefs making the soup and Bolivian families eating it.

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1. Conversation, knowing a person, communicating, talking, understanding, and exchanging ideas.

2. Based on the vocabulary, grammar, flow...

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Some universities depend on the buildings, subjects, students (if theory are internationals)

Different in every country

Holidays, tourists, supermarkets…

Politics, where there are a lot of tourists they tend to use English

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Social media:

Only in Finnish
Would be in Frisian
Only in Dutch
English or Hungarian

Software:

Dutch (no Frisian option)
English
Mostly Finnish

Shopping:

Start in Frisian, if “Huh, what?” Change to Dutch!
Swedish only
Romanian mostly.

With Friends:

Depends on the friends.

Differences:
Biggest differences we use English more not Hungarian and the others mainly switch between their language.

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We switch languages based on workplace, friends and family. We also found out that it is hard to switch from one language to another once you start speaking in one.

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"Scandinavian sign" A shop that sells stickers, prints and posters in Vårberg, Stockholm

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a)      Being able to understand, not necessarily speak it, but be able to use it, have a basic knowledge about it. To know about the cultural background of the language.

b)      Factors that can be considered: fluency of the language, basic assessment skills of the language (reading, writing, speaking), speaking with native people to check your level of the language, consuming native media (social media, tv, radio, series, songs, movies etc).

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-          An example: Romanian, Hungarian, English at Partium campus

-          Language classrooms as their “own” islands

-          Priority given to the majority languages

-          Signs of erasure in the linguistic landscapes

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There are differences found in social media, in school, around friends.

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We mainly use Hungarian, only switching to the majority language when we need to go to a governmental office and it can differ depending on the audience.

Only with colleagues at the University.

Frisian can be used in governmental office. Generally can speak Frisian.

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Longest place name in Europe it describes a town and it means "St Mary's Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave". Located in Ynys Mon (Anglesey)

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What does it mean to know a language?

-          There are different ways of “knowing” a language

-          To be able to live your everyday life and use the language for different purposes (academic language, texting your friends etc.)

-          To know the culture: to know the history

-          Knowing a certain language is also connected to how we are as people

How do you assess how well you know “your” languages?

-          It depends on the different purposes that you use your languages for; are you able to use the language for the different needs that you have?

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Universities:

-        NHL Stenden: Dutch, Frisian and English. In signs.

-        PCU: Hungarian and English.

Town or City:

-        Oradea: Mostly Romania and some Hungarian

-        Leeuwarden: Dutch and English, they are working on the Frisian signs.

Role of Languages (Frequency):

-        National language is more frequent, most spoken

-        Diversity of language symbolizes cultural acceptance of the minorities

Common roles:

-        Netherlands: both languages get accepted in the Frisian province.

-        Stronger identity

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To “know” a language:

-        Communicate each other

-Expressing a meaning (example a joke, reference, suggestion, context)

-        Understand each other

-        To be able to take on a simple job

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People speak many languages: Dutch, English, Frisian, German, Spanish, Catalan, Welsh, Hungarian, Romanian, and Turkish. There are also lots of international students.

In Ynys Môn (Anglesey), the further south you go, the more Welsh is spoken. In some places, Hungarian and Romanian are common everywhere. Some areas aren't very diverse, mostly speaking Catalan and Spanish. In Friesland, Dutch and Frisian are spoken, but in the capital it's mostly Dutch and English due to international students. Outside the capital, Frisian is more common, though it varies by region.

Frisian is being pushed aside by Dutch and English, especially with many Dutch people moving to Friesland for cheaper land. This creates a kind of language hierarchy. For example, if the native language is written in smaller text on signs, it can seem less important.

Accents and vocabulary change depending on the region. There can be pressure not to speak your native language, and how much a language is used depends on the place.