Foreign Language Study in America
Foreign language study starts at a very young age for many students in America. Some students start language training at age six. States do not require foreign language training this early in education. But many students choose to study languages in elementary school. The most popular languages for young students are Spanish, French and German. Almost 7 million students in public secondary schools in the United States are studying a foreign language. Each state sets its own requirements for foreign language study at the junior high and high school level. Many students graduate high school with at least two years of foreign language study. Some study a foreign language for four years. There are different foreign language requirements at colleges and universities.

美国人学外语
在美国，许多学生很小时候就开始学习外语。 一些学生在6岁就开始接受外语训练。 国家并不要求学生这么早就开始接受外语训练， 许多学生在念小学时就选择学习外语。 在年轻学生中最流行的外语是西班牙语，法语和德语。 美国公立中学大约有700万学生在学习一门外语。 每个州对初中和高中阶段的外语学习都有各自的要求。 许多高中毕业生至少学习了2年外语， 有些则学习了4年。 不同的大学也有不同的外语学习要求。