Is the US the only country in the world...?

Question

Is the US the only country in the world where you can get a high school diploma without learning a second language?

And if you know any other countries where you can do so, what are they?

Answer 1

NO

Answer 2

No. And in fact, if you would like to learn a second language in this country, and use it for graduation, you can do that.

But generally, you need to know English, and well, to suceed in this country. You almost never need to use another Language beyond English in this country

This is critical to the processes...every study in the world suggests that if you do not use a language, you lose the language. No one has ever done the exam, but most of this nation has taken a foreign language to graduate, and almost none of them still retain that language without repetitive use.

Finally.. some years ago, and before National Public Broadcasting Stations became a shill for the illegal aliens, the NPB had a ten volumn report on English in the world. It reveled that more nations in the world use English as the national language than any other language in the world. It is also the language of business, and while not offical, the language of Science.

English is VERY significant. Learn it well or you loose.

Answer 3

i believe the answer is than the USA is the ONLY first world country in the world in which u do not need to learn a second language to get a high school diploma , and i would guess than any country in which this isn't the rule must be a really poor country because as far as i know ( and i know people from really poor places ) everyone else is required to learn another language . this includes Muslims countries which speak their native language plus Arab and several others languages and most African nations as far as i know .

by the way most people from other first world countries do look down at Americans because most Americans speak only one language and i know this because they have told me so .


i would like to share an answer i gave long ago about the subject ( learning other languages does make us more open to the world and smarter ) :

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsoCnP3jnqGtarn7GeAL12fty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070127184013AA5zYbk&show=7#profile-info-a19dd6c75aa4737b2084b983d05256dfaa

i would like to post what u need to pass for example to get a GED diploma so that everyone can see that another language other than English isn't required :

Writing Skills, Part I (50 questions, 75 minutes)
# 15% Organization
# 30% Sentence Structure
# 30% Usage
# 25% Mechanics

Writing Skills, Part II (45 minutes)
# Essay

Social Studies (50 questions, 70 minutes)
# 15% History
# 30% Geography
# 30% Civics and Government
# 25% Economics

Science (50 questions, 80 minutes)
# 45% Life Science
# 20% Earth and Space Science
# 35% Physical Sciences

Language Arts, Reading (40 questions, 60 minutes)
# 20% Comprehension
# 15% Application
# 30-35% Analysis
# 30-35% Synthesis

Mathematics (50 questions, 90 minutes)

http://www.dtae.org/Adultlit/ged.html#GENERAL

Answer 4

Every high school that I know of requires that you take a certain number of courses in a foreign language in order to graduate. If you are going to college, most if not all 4 year colleges require that you have had at least 2 years of a foreign language for acceptance.

Answer 5

Only the most low level, high school diploma can be had in the US without taking at least 2 years of a foreign language. This diploma would be for those who have no intention of going farther than high school.

At my daughter's public high school, you can get a "basic" diploma without foreign language...a "standard" diploma with 2 years...an advanced diploma with 3 or more years. Of course there are other additional requirements for each level. An International Baccalaureate High School Degree is the highest one offered at her high school and is quite intensive, offering one full year of college credit. (This is in the south for the education of the arrogant northerner. Their attitude hasn't changed since Thomas Jefferson's time.)

So what it comes down to is that those destined for less than "greatness" aren't required to tax their minds with a foreign language, any mathematics beyond the basics and no specialty classes. Europeans offer much the same in almost every school system for those who aren't "achievers", although in most countries their school system is very different from here with less years of education for those who won't be going on to university than what we require here.

Answer 6

probably, seeing as the second major language learned by other countries is English.

That's cool. I am glad they do that now. Didn when I was in school. Would be nice to know what they are saying right in front of you sometimes. I did learn some Kitchen spanish from legal employees. We traded teaching each other.

Answer 7

Your ignorance or narrow-minded attitude toward the US is showing.

A second language is required - at our high school you can either take Spanish or French. It is up to the student to choose which language.

As our high school averages only 1000 total students every school year - I don't see them spending the money for two language teachers if it wasn't necessary and required by law.

Answer 8

It may just be.... I did my schooling in India and we had English as our primary language. We also had to learn 2 other languages, one of them could be a foreign language. As a result, I am fluent in 5 languages, and French is one of them. I think the schooling system here sucks.

Answer 9

A better question is why in my small town with one Mexican family, my kids are REQUIRED to take Spanish in 8th and 9th grade. After that they are allowed to learn a different language if they choose.

At least for the Christmas program they didn't have to do any Mexican songs. It was brought up but the Music teacher said she would not help support any thing to do with "those people."

Answer 10

Funny how most high schools require two years of a foreign language

yet after those two years most students can't say a freaking sentence

Answer 11

My high school required taking language classes as did every high school in the county and surrounding counties I lived by.
Too 2 years of Spanish and now I know how to ask for the bathroom and say thank you in Spanish. Yipeee