How competitive is the CLS scholarship?

With an acceptance rate of less than 10%, the Critical Language Scholarship is one of the most competitive scholarships in the U.S. and the most prestigious language program for U.S. citizens.

Why is Portuguese a critical language?

“Portuguese is the only European language designated as a critical language by the U.S. government,” Lamadrid said. Other critical languages are Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari Farsi, Hindi and Urdu. Portuguese is a critical language because of Brazil’s rise in global economics and politics.

What are critical need languages?

Critical Need Languages include:

Languages	Potentially Eligible Countries or Areas*
Bahasa Indonesian	Indonesia
Bangla	India
Chinese (Mandarin)	China, Taiwan
Hebrew*****	Israel

What languages do the CIA want?

Currently, all three agencies—FBI, CIA, and NSA—consider Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Pashto, Russian, and Urdu as critical, but national security needs are certainly not limited to these languages.

What languages does the FBI want?

Currently, the foreign languages most needed by the FBI are Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Hebrew, Farsi, Korean, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya, and Urdu. Individuals with proficiency in other languages are also encouraged to attend.

What language is most needed in the military?

The languages most in-demand are exactly what you would expect: Arabic, Chinese, Pashto, Farsi, Russian, and Korean. Each intelligence agency and branch of the armed services has its own job and language requirements, but one thing unites them: the security screening process.

What is the most complex language?

Tuyuca

Which foreign language is most demanded?

Mandarin

What will be the most common language in 2030?

Aside from English and Spanish, here are the top 10 most common languages spoken in the U.S., according to Census data:

Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese) – 3.2 million.
Tagalog (including Filipino) – 1.7 million.
Vietnamese – 1.4 million.
French – 1.2 million.
Arabic – 1 million.
Korean – 1.1 million.

What are the 3 most important languages?

The Most Important Languages To Learn In 2020

Mandarin Chinese. With over one billion Mandarin Chinese speakers in the world, of course it tops the list of most important languages to learn in 2020.
Spanish.
German.
French.
Arabic.
Russian.
Portuguese.
8. Japanese.

What country speaks the fastest?

List of The 7 Fastest Spoken Languages in The World.

1. Japanese: Japanese is the fastest recorded language.
Spanish: Spanish is right behind Japanese and is nearly as fast with a rate of 7.82 syllables per second.
French. French lags just a little far behind with a rate of 7.18 syllables per second.
Italian.
English.
German.
Mandarin.

Which language will dominate?

In short, forecasts predict that the US will be the largest Spanish-speaking country by 2050, making Spanish an essential language for doing business with the States. In Asia, China and India are poised to control 50% of the world’s economy.

What is the fastest growing language on the Internet?

Arabic

Which language sounds the best?

According to the TOPTENS.com (rating was made on the basis of votes casted by users from more than 150 countries) Italian is recognized as the best sounding language, the second place goes to French and the Bronze worthily belongs to Spanish.

What is most beautiful language in the world?

Below are the world’s 10 Most beautiful languages.

English. English is a remarkable language and has a unique history among the major languages in the world.
Arabic. Its alphabet and extraordinary calligraphy may be the most beautiful feature in the Arabic language.
Italian.
Chinese.
Czech.
Wolof.
Finnish.
Cherokee.

What is the most aggressive sounding language?

Slavic languages tend to sound really aggressive to English speakers. Hindi is up there in how aggressive it sounds. Depends. Japanese can sound both very aggressive or very gentle, but it doesn’t depend on mood as much as the speaker.

Which is the richest language in the world?

Counting the Words in the Dictionary

Language	Words in the Dictionary
English	171,476
Russian	150,000
Spanish	93,000
Chinese	85,568

Which is better Babbel or duolingo?

The main differences between Babbel vs Duolingo are: Babbel is best for learnings looking to completely master a language, whereas Duolingo is better for sporadic learners who want to dabble. Babbel offers lessons with conversational practice and cultural immersion, whereas Duolingo offers adaptive learning lessons.

Is Tamil harder than Hindi?

Tamil will be easier. One thing to note is Written Tamil is different from Spoken Tamil but in Hindi’s case it’s not that different. So, spoken-Hindi will become somewhat easier if you read many Hindi texts.

Which Indian language has more letters?

Malayalam