University of South Carolina Spartanburg

Division of Fine Arts, Languages, and Literature

June C.D. Carter, Ph.D.

Facts About Foreign Languages

• One-third of all the corporations in the United States are either owned or based abroad.
• The U.S. government employs 30,000 people with working knowledge of a foreign language.
• 1,261 companies surveyed reported 60,687 positions requiring a foreign language.
• The United States is the third largest Spanish speaking country in the world.
• 856 radio stations in the U.S. broadcast in 58 foreign languages.
• U.S. airlines have difficulty finding personnel with foreign language skills.
• A majority of American employers consider command of a foreign language a useful skill.
• More than five million current jobs in the U.S. depends on foreign trade.
• Four out of five new jobs created in the U.S. depends on foreign trade.
• Our 13 largest banks earn nearly half their incomes from foreign credits.
• International activities produce a third of all United States corporate profits.
• One-third of American cropland produces food for export.
• Six of the ten largest banks in California are controlled by British and Japanese interests.
• Twenty million foreigners travel annually to the U.S.  They spend 8 billion dollars.

Sites of Interest

Chicano Resource Center

LatinoLink

TECLA-Magazine for Learners and Teachers of Spanish

Si Spain

Grupo Anaya

El corte ingles

Grupos Espanoles en la Telarana

Ole!

The World Wide Web Virtual Library. Latin American Studies

Soft guia/guide Madrid

Guia Internet de los Vinos de Espana