Spanish is the most spoken foreign language in the U.S. A recent census revealed that
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Now around 20 foreign languages have at least 5,000 speaking that language.
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Most colleges and universities require some sort of foreign language, but sadly not all require it.
In North Carolina almost all division one colleges require some sort of foreign language course completion. Although community colleges do not always require it, it would still be useful to learn another language for future jobs. In europe primary schools are required to learn english, and most secondary schools have an english requirement, and english of course is their second language learned. Some 94.1% of all EU-28 students study English as a second language, in
2014. Secondary school is high school here in America. Europe secondary schools require another language so why shouldn't almost all high school students study a second language here?
There are so many jobs that require a second language. Ever thought about going into the military? The military requires that you study a second language and sometimes it has to be a specific language for a specific job. Interpreters and translators are some of the fastest growing jobs, according to the department of labor. Around 25,000 jobs are opening for interpreters