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Another casualty of the faltering American economy: Foreign language programs at many public universities. Colleges are cutting back on language programs as administrators cope with cuts in state and federal aid to schools. European languages in particular fall victim to the cutbacks, as enrollment reflects the shift of interest to Asian languages.

The most popular languages, based on enrollment, remain Spanish and French. Languages that saw the largest enrollment increases are Arabic, Korean, and Chinese.