Lessons Learned from Arabic Immersion Programs in the U.S.

According to a study done by the Pew Research Center in 2016, Arabic is now the seventh most commonly spoken non-English language in U.S. households. An estimated 1.1 million people age five and older speak Arabic at home, an increase of 29% between 2010 and 2014. Arabic is also the fastest growing language in the United States and is the fifth-most spoken language in the world, not only in the Middle East and North Africa, but all over the globe.