Report shows top languages in U.S. after Spanish

Arabic, Mandarin and Vietnamese were the top spoken languages in the United States after Spanish between the first quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, reports standardspeaker.com.
The article, which pulled data from Language Line Services’ quarterly Interpreter Demand Index, stated that businesses, local governments, court systems, emergency services and health care agencies are increasingly relying on over-the-phone interpretation services companies such as Language Line Services to help them connect with their customers.
The trend is also reflected in local schools, where more and more nontraditional languages are being offered to students.