chickenologist t1_j9d0tki wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:48 AM

Might need to add a more precise definition of the subject base to the title. Just about all students k-12 in CA take Spanish. I haven't read your source but I presume it's college electives rather than all students.

ASoloTrip90000 OP t1_j9d21fv wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:58 AM

No, it's K-12. Remember that in California students are only required to take two years of a language other than English in high school (and that's only if they're on the A-G track). I teach Spanish and French in a public school in CA and where I work most students take two years and stop. Meanwhile, a lot of districts don't even offer language in middle and elementary school.

urbanek2525 t1_j9d5e9l wrote on February 21, 2023 at 1:23 AM

Is Spanish a "foreign language" in the US, or does it just mean, "foreign to the student"?

ASoloTrip90000 OP t1_j9d5y4h wrote on February 21, 2023 at 1:28 AM

The terms "foreign language," "world language," and "language other than English" are often used interchangeably even though they are not the same. For example, most schools in California have Spanish classes for both native and non-native speakers. Likewise, it is common to see ASL housed in "foreign language" departments. Truth be told, I just used the term "foreign language" since I thought it would be most recognizable to the reader.

betterpinoza t1_j9dtlm8 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:41 AM

Housing ASL with foreign languages makes sense. Despite the name, the grammar has little to do with English. I'm pretty sure it's based off French sign (and thus French) and was made by some dude who was either Fench or loved French.

Hell, it's apparently considered a creole of French Sign.

urbanek2525 t1_j9dtzj1 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:45 AM

That makes sense. Good explanation.

formerlyanonymous_ t1_j9dpvqh wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:07 AM

Texas allows not only ASL but certain computer programming languages as well.