| Body | From https://www.americancouncils.org/content/national-k-16-foreign-language-enrollment-survey-report
The National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey and its subsequent Report was designed to collect and analyze K-12 foreign language enrollment data as it currently stands in the United States, where more than 21 percent of households speak a language other than English at home.
Summary: During 2014-2015, American Councils and CAL collected secondary data on foreign language enrollment, which included a census of all U.S. foreign language enrollments in grades 9-12 and a survey of a subsample of K-8 schools, and MLA provided 2013 data on foreign language enrollment in higher education. Education in foreign languages in the U.S., particularly at the K-12 level, continues to experience dynamic changes in terms of numbers and locations of programs and program designs. A number of states are involved in major efforts to support offerings of K-12 language education, while locally decisions are being taken to eliminate or consolidate programs in specific languages. Recent evidence points to a renewed interest in language immersion, particularly dual language immersion as a way to more effectively incorporate second language learning into the curriculum for native and non-native speakers of English. This projects maps and documents such developments at the K-12 level, showing that approximately 20% of K-12 population is enrolled in foreign language courses. The foreign language education includes reporting on: language courses taught; types of language programs (traditional, blended or immersion); student enrollments; levels of instruction; and certifications.
You can access the report, which was just published at https://www.americancouncils.org/sites/default/files/FLE-report-June17.pdf, and you can learn more about it at https://www.americancouncils.org/content/national-k-16-foreign-language-enrollment-survey-report
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