American students falling far behind international counterparts in learning languages

[Francis Hult]

Fox8.com

 

American students falling far behind international counterparts in learning languages

 

American students are falling far behind their international counterparts in learning second languages, creating economic disadvantages for U.S. businesses and raising national security concerns.

Virtually all European and Asian elementary students study a second language. But 97 percent of Ohio and Kentucky students do not because their schools don't offer it.

 

Full story:

http://www.fox8.com/news/sns-ap-oh--foreignlanguages-fallingbehind,0,6540336.story

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