Language Barriers: Why All Americans Should Learn a Second Language

And How the U.S. School System De-Prioritizes Language Learning

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The only language I speak is English. It’s not that strange for a white girl from Western New York. Most of the people I grew up around only spoke English. I wasn’t exposed to other languages very often — unless you count Dora the Explorer (I don’t).