US: Arabic surges to No. 10 in language enrollment

[Francis Hult]

<http://faculty.coehd.utsa.edu/fhult/> 
USA Today

 

Arabic surges to No. 10 in language enrollment

 

For the first time, Arabic has made it into the list of the top 10 most-studied languages at U.S. colleges and universities, according to a survey by the Modern Language Association of America.

 

Interest in Asian languages is also growing at a fast rate, with Chinese study up 50% since the previous survey, conducted in 2002. 

 

Full story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-11-13-arabic-languages_N.htm

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