The chart presents information about the various native languages spoken by students at Bakersfield Senior College in two different years: 1980 and 1990.
Overall, English was the most commonly spoken language among students in both years. In contrast, the category labeled ‘Other’ languages had the smallest representation, accounting for only 6 percent of the total in both 1980 and 1990.
In 1980, Urdu was spoken by 15 percent of all students at Bakersfield Senior College. Over the next ten years, there was a significant increase of 13 percent, resulting in a total of 28 percent of students speaking Urdu by 1990. Although Chinese was spoken by 9 percent of students in 1980, it showed growth by 1990, when it represented 11 percent of the student population. Despite the changes, English continued to be the dominant language; in 1980, it made up just under three-quarters of the chart. However, its representation dropped sharply to 55 percent by 1990.
In conclusion, the number of students who spoke Urdu and Chinese gradually increased over the years, whereas the proportion of speakers of other languages remained unchanged in both years.