List of most commonly learned second languages in the United States
February 15, 2024
The tables below provide a list of second languages most frequently taught in American schools and colleges. They reflect the popularity of these languages in terms of the total number of enrolled students in the United States.
Below are the top second languages studied in public K-12 schools (i.e., primary and secondary schools). The tables correspond to the 18.5% (some 8.9 million) of all K-12 students in the U.S. (about 49 million) who take foreign-language classes.[1]
^ abc(PDF). American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
^"Others" includes (in order of quantity) Native American languages, Korean, Filipino, Arabic, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Hebrew, Polish, Turkish, Swahili and Hindi.
^ abLooney, Dennis; Lusin, Natalia (February 2018). "Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 Preliminary Report" (PDF). Modern Language Association. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
list, most, commonly, learned, second, languages, united, states, tables, below, provide, list, second, languages, most, frequently, taught, american, schools, colleges, they, reflect, popularity, these, languages, terms, total, number, enrolled, students, uni. The tables below provide a list of second languages most frequently taught in American schools and colleges They reflect the popularity of these languages in terms of the total number of enrolled students in the United States Contents 1 Lists 1 1 K 12 1 2 Colleges and universities 2 List of top five most commonly learned languages by year 2 1 Grades K 12 2 2 Higher education 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLists editBelow are the top second languages studied in public K 12 schools i e primary and secondary schools The tables correspond to the 18 5 some 8 9 million of all K 12 students in the U S about 49 million who take foreign language classes 1 K 12 edit K 12 students 2007 2008 Rank Language Enrollments Percentage1 Spanish 6 418 331 72 06 2 French 1 254 243 14 08 3 German 395 019 4 43 4 Latin 205 158 2 30 5 Japanese 72 845 0 82 6 Chinese 59 860 0 67 7 Russian 12 389 0 14 Others 2 489 356 5 49 Total 8 907 201 100 Colleges and universities edit Below are the top foreign languages studied in American institutions of higher education i e colleges and universities based on fall 2016 enrollments 3 College and university students 2021 Rank Language Enrollments1 Spanish 584 4532 French 135 0883 American Sign Language 107 8994 Japanese 65 6615 German 53 5436 Chinese 46 4927 Italian 45 1828 Arabic 22 9189 Latin 19 47210 Korean 19 27011 Russian 17 59812 Greek Ancient 11 43313 Hebrew Biblical 10 44214 Portuguese 7 68415 Hebrew Modern 4 125Others 31 302Total 1 182 562List of top five most commonly learned languages by year editGrades K 12 edit Year Languages1 2 3 4 5 2004 2005 Spanish 72 9 French 15 0 German 4 2 Latin 2 6 Japanese 0 7 1 2007 2008 Spanish 72 1 French 14 1 German 4 4 Latin 2 3 Japanese 0 8 1 Higher education edit Year Languages1 2 3 4 51960 French Spanish German Russian Italian 3 1968 French Spanish German Russian Latin1980 Spanish French German Italian Latin1990 Spanish French German Italian Japanese1995 Spanish French German Japanese Italian1998 Spanish French German Italian Japanese2002 Spanish French German Italian American Sign2006 Spanish French German American Sign Italian2009 Spanish French German American Sign Italian2013 Spanish French American Sign German Italian2016 Spanish French American Sign German Japanese2021 Spanish French American Sign Japanese GermanSee also edit nbsp Education portal nbsp Linguistics portal nbsp United States portalLanguage education in the United States Less Commonly Taught Languages French language in the United States German language in the United States Italian language in the United States Spanish language in the United States World languageReferences edit a b c Foreign Language Enrollments in K 12 Public Schools PDF American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ACTFL February 2011 Archived from the original PDF on August 17 2014 Retrieved October 17 2015 Others includes in order of quantity Native American languages Korean Filipino Arabic Vietnamese Portuguese Hebrew Polish Turkish Swahili and Hindi a b Looney Dennis Lusin Natalia February 2018 Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 Preliminary Report PDF Modern Language Association Retrieved July 2 2018 4 Lusin Natalia Peterson Terri Sulewski Christine Zafer Rizwana 2023 https www mla org content download 191324 file Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in US Institutions of Higher Education Fall 2021 pdf Modern Language Association Retrieved January 24 2024 External links editEnrollments in languages other than English Modern Language Association 2004 05 Language Enrollment Totals by State Most Popular Foreign Languages Forbes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of most commonly learned second languages in the United States amp oldid 1198787169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
