A Modern Language Association report indicates the study of foreign languages at U.S. colleges plunged more than 16% between 2016 and 2021, and that has some observers worried.
Deborah Cohn at Ohio Capital Journal notes that without language skills, American students are at a disadvantage in the technological world, and the country is exposed to other security risks. (November 2023)
Decline in College Foreign Language Studies Raises Security Concerns
FILE - This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va.