JULIO CESAR TURBAY AYALA

English has become the language that most countries single out as a second language to be taught in their schools if English is not their native language. Europe has always been more active in teaching second or other languages but except in nations where there are two or more languages spoken, English has replaced European languages as the favorite second language. Many of the Latin American states are making English compulsory in elementary school level, , and this statement articulates that trend. Interestingly, Spanish is the United States’ second most spoken and written language, amd is the foreign language most studied in American schools. A large part of the Western Hemisphere is becoming bilingual—English and Spanish;

English has become the language that most countries single out as a second language to be taught in their schools if English is not their native language. Europe has always been more active in teaching second or other languages but except in nations where there are two or more languages spoken, English has replaced European languages as the favorite second language. Many of the Latin American states are making English compulsory in elementary school level, , and this statement articulates that trend. Interestingly, Spanish is the United States’ second most spoken and written language, amd is the foreign language most studied in American schools. A large part of the Western Hemisphere is becoming bilingual—English and Spanish;