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Most Studied Foreign Languages
in
the U.S.1
| Language |
Fall 2006
enrollments |
% change
from 2002 |
| 1. Spanish |
822,985 |
10.3% |
| 2. French |
206,426 |
2.2 |
| 3. German |
94,264 |
3.5 |
| 4. American Sign Language |
78,829 |
29.7 |
| 5. Italian |
78,368 |
22.6 |
| 6. Japanese |
66,605 |
27.5 |
| 7. Chinese |
51,582 |
51.0 |
| 8. Latin |
32,191 |
7.9 |
| 9. Russian |
24,845 |
3.9 |
| 10. Arabic |
23,974 |
126.5 |
1. By number of foreign language
enrollments in U.S. institutions of higher education.
Source: Association of Departments of Foreign
Languages at the Modern Language Association, Foreign Language
Enrollments in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall
2006.
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