The NSEP in 2002 inaugurated the National Flagship Language Initiative, a pilot program in Arabic, Chinese, Korean and Russian -- languages deemed critical to U.S. security.

• 凯普顿还称：“我们原先预计只有几百所中学会对加设汉语课程感兴趣，但结果如此出乎意料，真让我们大开眼界。”