Enrollment by college students in foreign language courses dropped a record 16.6% between fall 2016 and fall 2021, according to the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) most recent census, released ...

Enrollments in foreign-language courses tumbled nearly 17 percent between the fall of 2016 and the fall of 2021, the largest decline in the six decades the Modern Language Association has been ...

It’s clear from declining enrollment in foreign language courses in colleges and universities across the country that students are losing interest in language learning. As a result, institutions of ...

American interests include developing experts in the languages and cultures of other nations, and the study of more obscure languages and cultures may need to be subsidized to have sufficient experts ...

American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken ...

One of Indiana University’s oldest foreign language programs was abruptly put on hiatus, with no indication of when — or if –— it will resume. The Honors Program in Foreign Languages (IUHPFL) is an ...

Professor Alessandro Carrera was shocked when he counted the number of language graduates on the University of Houston's commencement program in May. Around 20 undergraduates earned degrees in Spanish ...