A new study shows Arabic has exploded in popularity on college campuses, shooting up to the tenth-most popular language studied. And 13 percent more college students are learning foreign languages — ...

When high-school senior Hana Ibrik decided she wanted to learn Arabic, she was forced to look beyond the walls of City High. The 17-year-old chose to study Arabic at the UI as a postsecondary option ...

Although enrollment in Arabic classes is rising, some students say the program is disorganized and does not teach them practical skills for speaking the language, which the State Department considers ...

Responding to pressures from parents and a federal government call to better understand the Arab world, Consolidated High School District 230 in southwest Cook County is considering adding Arabic ...

Schools offering classes in Arabic and other Middle Eastern languages have been flooded with calls from people who are eager to help the U.S. government or want to better understand the region. From ...

As violence in the Middle East continues to escalate, and student interest in the region increases, the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department and colleges across the country are ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is desperately seeking Arabic translators to help sift through evidence related to the recent terrorist attacks. But if the number of students taking Arabic is any ...

Only one of the district’s 22 elementary schools—Becker—offers Arabic. Pupils receive at least two 40-minute periods of Arabic a week. The school gave up a two-way immersion program, in which students ...

A public charter school in Coppell will become one of the few in the state offering Arabic and French classes to elementary schoolchildren when it opens in August. Manara Academy's name means beacon ...