Spanish is currently the most widely taught non-English language in American secondary schools and of higher education. More than 1.4 million university students were enrolled in language courses in autumn of 2002 and Spanish is the most widely taught language in American colleges and universities with 53 percent of the total number of people enrolled, followed by French (14.4%), German (7.1%), Italian (4.5%), American Sign language (4.3%), Japanese (3.7%), and Chinese (2.4%) although the totals remain relatively small in relation to the total U.S population.
What language, other than English, is spoken in the U.S.? Are students taught Spanish in american schools? How popular are Spanish language classes in the U.S,? What other languages are popular among American students? Are these other languages learned in the U.S. as popular as Spanish?