The number of American students who learned a language other than English decreased by about 100,000 between 2009 and 2013. For many, taking a class in economics might seem more useful than a French course.
Which languages will control the future? It depends on where you are and what you want to do in the future.You want to make money? These will be your languages. A report listed more than 20 growing markets and their languages. The report focused on languages spoken in the so-called BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China. And Hindi, Bengali(孟加拉语), Urdu and Indonesian(印尼语) will control much of the business world by 2050. If you want to get the most money out of your language course, studying one of the languages listed above is probably a safe choice.
You want to speak to as many people as possible? How about Chinese, Spanish or French?
1. Chinese. Although Chinese has three times more native speakers than English, it's still not wildly used over the world. Moreover, Chinese is only rarely used in sciences and difficult to read and write.
2. Spanish. Spanish doesn’t have so many native speakers, but it is very popular as a second language, it is taught in schools around the world.
3. French. French is not so popular in Europe now. However, in West Africa, there are a large number of people speak French, and it is good to help West Africa develop.
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