The Modern Languages Association (MLA) reports that, in September 2006, there were 94,264 students enrolled in German at the nation's colleges and universities. Annually, the number of students enrolled in German has been increasing at a rate of approximately 3.5%, compared to a rate of 2.2% for French language studies.
Locally, there were 4501 students in Michigan's colleges and universities studying German.
The U.S. Congress continues to renew funding for the German-American Partnership Program, designed to encourage high school students to enroll in German classes. This funding, on a bi-partisan basis, designates German as an economically strategic language.
Friday, May 29, 2009
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