Most Studied Foreign Languages in the U.S. (numbers)

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Originally Posted by kazoopilot

I know ASL is its own language separate from English. I said it wasn't FOREIGN -- as in it's from the U.S. It's an American language. Foreign means from another country.

It's not only spoken in the U.S. though. It's used in Canada and parts of Mexico, and much of ASL is used in many African and Central/South American countries where Christian ministry is heavy. Also, an interpreter is needed for ASL speakers and most Americans don't speak ASL, so I consider it to be a foreign language, even though it's technically the official language for the American Deaf community.

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Originally Posted by Chimérique

How much higher? If they have the numbers for French, German and Spanish, why would they not have the wage premiums for the other 3 languages.

According to Trovit, it's 20% of wage premiums for russian speakers, really much high.Not found for chinese/arab !

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Originally Posted by HReborn

According to Trovit, it's 20% of wage premiums for russian speakers, really much high.Not found for chinese/arab !

20% ! It's really good

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Washington — In December 2009, students at Langley High School in McLean, Virginia, dressed in traditional Russian costumes and performed pieces by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Rimsky-Korsakov. They recited poems by Pushkin and Lermontov in Russian.
These students are enrolled in one of the largest Russian language programs in a U.S. secondary school. At Langley High School, the number of students in Russian language courses has increased nearly eightfold over the last 20 years.
In New York City, the prestigious Staten Island Technical High School requires four years of Russian from its more than 1,000 students. For the most proficient learners, college-level Russian studies courses are offered in collaboration with the State University of New York at Albany.

U.S. Students Explore Russian Language and Culture

And for Arabic :
http://arabizi.wordpress.com/2010/12...tive-speakers/

http://thegazette.com/2010/03/25/ara...-u-s-colleges/