[Edling] Learning a foreign language a ‘must’ in Europe, not so in America

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...



Pew Research Center



Learning a foreign language a ‘must’ in Europe, not so in America



A popular stereotype of Americans traveling abroad is the tourist who is at a loss when it comes to coping with any language other than English. Fair or not, the fact is that while the U.S. does not have a national requirement for students to learn a foreign language in school, the typical European pupil must study multiple languages in the classroom before becoming a teen.



Full story:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/13/learning-a-foreign-language-a-must-in-europe-not-so-in-america/
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