Fewer Americans Have the Option to Learn a Foreign Language in School Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, CedarLane Middle School students take a Chinese Language and Culture class in the Hacienda Heights area of Los Angeles. ( Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press ) Produced by Alexandra Botti Produced by GBH, PRX and WNYC Studios