diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index 19d57b7ad5a..649566393ad 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ $string['copyingzipfile'] = 'Copying zip file';
 $string['copyrightnotice'] = 'Copyright notice';
 $string['cost'] = 'Cost';
 $string['costdefault'] = 'Default cost';
+$string['counteditems'] = '$a->count $a->items';
 $string['country'] = 'Country';
 $string['course'] = 'Course';
 $string['courseavailable'] = 'This course is available to students';
diff --git a/user/index.php b/user/index.php
index 32c74e3f1d4..ddf54ed9924 100644
--- a/user/index.php
+++ b/user/index.php
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@
         }
     }
 
-    echo "<h2 align=\"center\">$totalcount $course->students";
+    $a->count = $totalcount;
+    $a->items = $course->students;
+    echo '<h2 align="center">'.get_string('counteditems', '', $a);
     if (isteacheredit($course->id)) {
         echo ' <a href="../course/student.php?id='.$course->id.'">';
         echo '<img src="'.$CFG->pixpath.'/i/edit.gif" height="16" width="16" alt="" /></a>';