The first language is lost; there’s no need for it to be “useful”. In some ways it’s mildly preferable for it to be a language that no student is likely to retu

The first language is lost; there’s no need for it to be “useful”. In some ways it’s mildly preferable for it to be a language that no student is likely to return to, but that is incredibly unlikely no matter what the first language is. Then again, given the incredibly low level of bilingual native born Americans, one should probably examine the purpose of second language education given that it basically doesn’t stick.