Language and Education
- Proficiency of foreign languages is vital to America’s national security and diplomacy.
- Only 1 in 5 American students take a foreign language before college, compared to 92% in Europe.
- In general, students who speak more than one language score higher on tests.
- Studies have shown that bilingual students are better at multi-tasking and focusing than monolinguals.
- Bilingual and trilingual speakers have access to a wider variety of jobs than those who speak only one language.
- English is one of the most widely spoken languages globally, but a significant portion of the world’s population does not speak English as either a first or second language.
