For most Americans, learning a second language occurs in school, however a new survey found that 70% of Americans regret letting their foreign language skills slip. An online educational platform named Preply recently surveyed over 1,000 people to better understand their experiences and opinions about studying foreign languages.
Humans speak and interact with people from other countries daily and English is widely accepted around the world, so why do so few Americans speak a foreign language? The survey from Preply found that 3 in 10 Americans only learned a foreign language because it was required of them to do so during their education and schooling. On top of that less than 10% actually studied a foreign language to complete proficiency. Let us examine some more of the takeaways from the Preply survey.







