Does Coding Count as a Foreign Language? A Florida bill proposes to let credits from computer-coding classes count like those for Spanish or French courses—but many are skeptical.

The "Bhai-lang" works like any other computer programming language, like HTML, CSS, C++ etc and has its own GitHub page.

In the Hindi section, only the medium of classroom interaction is Hindi; everything else remains in English — what the ...

A movement by parents and lawmakers to get computer coding to count toward foreign language credits has hit a snag — but advocates aren't giving up.

Computer coding could be the next option for students wanting to take a language class.

The Louisiana Legislature signed off on a bill Monday that would allow students to substitute computer coding for a foreign language when being considered for TOPS eligibility.

Florida senators overwhelmingly approved a proposal Wednesday to allow high school students to count computer coding as a foreign language course, although questions linger about whether the two ...

That is particularly so in the case of strategic languages such as Mandarin, Arabic, and Farsi. By allowing high-school students to substitute computer coding, Florida exacerbates the problem.

Some educators are pushing back, arguing that while computer coding may be useful, it doesn’t use the same brain activity as learning a foreign language.