Tag: US
Chinese Highlight of Dismal K–12 Enrollment Survey
The recently released National K–12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey Report shows that a total of 10.6...
U.S. Language Capacity ‘Diminishing,’ Despite Need
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) has released a report that suggests a “diminishing share” of U.S. residents speak languages other than English, a trend which the academy believes “could have important...
America’s 350 Languages
More than 1 in 5 United States residents speak a foreign language at home and a recent chart released by the U.S. Census Bureau illustrates the breadth of America's languages. The data, gleaned from...
U.S. Businesses Need Languages & Multiculturalism
A recent survey of more than 2,000 U.S. Human Resources (HR) managers found that 70% of respondents indicate that higher education in the U.S. needs to do more to prepare graduates in terms of...