Passage 17 Foreign Language Study in America

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[12:15.61]Foreign Language Study in America
[12:19.06]Foreign language study starts at a very young age for many students in America.
[12:25.14]Some students start language training at age six.
[12:29.45]States do not require foreign language training this early in education.
[12:35.20]But many students choose to study languages in elementary school.
[12:40.11]The most popular languages for young students are Spanish, French and German.
[12:46.63]Almost 7 million students in public secondary schools in the United States
[12:52.51]are studying a foreign language.
[12:54.97]Each state sets its own requirements for foreign language study
[12:59.48]at the junior high and high school level.
[13:02.54]Many students graduate high school with at least two years of foreign language study.
[13:09.01]Some study a foreign language for four years.
[13:13.20]There are different foreign language requirements at colleges and universities.
[13:18.83]Some universities require students to have had several years of language education in high school.
[13:26.38]In addition, many colleges and universities require students
[13:32.10]to complete at least two years of foreign language study before graduating.