These are the most popular languages to learn in SC, new study shows
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A new study by the Writing Tips Institute, a website that helps users learn how to write and solve writing problems they have come across, revealed what the most popular languages to learn in South Carolina are based on residents’ Google searches.
In first place, Spanish was found to be the most favored language to learn in the Palmetto State.
This result was found after the company analyzed the number of average monthly Google searches in each state for learning a language. Then, the search volume for each term, plus the selected language, were combined to discover the total average monthly searches in each state, according to the Writing Tips Institute.
The Spanish language is spoken by 534 million speakers and is the official language of 21 countries, as was detailed in the study. In addition, the language is the second most spoken language in America.
The Japanese language landed in second place for most popular language to learn in South Carolina.
The Japanese language has approximately 128 million speakers and is the ninth most spoken language worldwide, according to the study by the Writing Tips Institute.
In third place for the most popular language to learn in South Carolina, German took the spot.
Around 155 million people around the globe speak the German language, which places it as the 11th most spoken language of the world, the company states. In addition, German is the most spoken language in the European Union.
Like South Carolina, the Spanish language is the most popular language to learn across the U.S. with a total of 476,900 average monthly searches. This also landed Spanish as the top language in every state. In second place nationally is the Korean language with a total of 44,090 Google searches. Lastly, following close behind in third place was Japanese with a total monthly search volume of 40,260, according to the Writing Tips Institute’s study.
For those looking for an easy, quick way to learn a new language on the go, there are several online applications to choose from. Some of these language learning apps include Duolingo, Babbel, Rosetta Stone, Falou and Memrise.
