[1] Chinese as a second language began to be taught more frequently in response to the reform and opening of the People's Republic of China; this has included funding from the PRC Government.
[2] In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, US Senator Norm Coleman called Arabic "the next strategic language".
Language, in this circumstance was given a set of guidelines that stated it must be productive, have the ability to produce an infinite number of sentences that cover every available topic, and introduces, uses, and relates symbols,[5] This definition also needed to be broadened to accommodate for the thousands of different dialects in every given language.
[5] Language in classrooms in generalized into one category to offer and exposes students to the basics and variety.
[7] The second method is bilingual education which is when subjects are taught in both English and their mother tongue.