Despite our ubiquitous talk of globalization, cultural diversity, cultural awareness and multiculturalism in general, language learning in higher education is in steady decline. Early in 2019, the ...

Data released by the Center for Immigration Studies from a 2013 American Community Survey states that, “1 in 5 U.S. residents speaks a foreign language at home” and the number hit a record 61.8 ...

Writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Julian Wyllie notes, “Enrollment in language courses other than English went down 9.2 percent in colleges and universities in the US between the ...

Readers stress the importance of language study. To the Editor: Re “Don’t Let Language Education Slip,” by Bénédicte de Montlaur (Op-Ed, March 27): Speaking and understanding another ...

In January, the Modern Language Association made an astonishing announcement in The Chronicle of Higher Education: From 2013 to 2016, colleges across the United States cut 651 foreign lan guage ...

The End of Foreign-Language Education Thanks to AI, people may no longer feel the need to learn a second language. By Louise Matsakis Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani March 26, 2024 ...

This article examines the importance of foreign language skills for flight attendants and why bilingualism or multilingualism is becoming an indispensable skill in the industry.

“You’re in America, speak English.” That’s the sentiment that has been hurled at people speaking a foreign language in public time and time again. While the United States has no official language, 70% ...

If you can speak two languages, your resume will be much more attractive to these sorts of companies. Business or not, knowing another language can help you in many fields — education, politics, ...