Should Programming be Considered a Foreign Language?

I believe language is the communication between people. I believe language was created in order to advance as a society and progress to create a better future. Language is a way people communicate, both verbal and non verbal, using body language and gestures. Language should be a dialogue, with either party having zero control or knowledge about the response of the other. There has to be a message that can be decoded and unraveled. Language also can be written and/or spoken to be considered a language. 

Scholars have had many discussions about whether Programming should be considered a language. I personally as an English Language student do not agree with those that believe it should be considered for a foreign language credit just as Spanish or French are. Language should be person to person, and also be able to be personal and unique. As much as I find Programming interesting and something I have learned a little bit of, it is more in the field of Math and Science if anything. I would even say that you use a different part of your brain when learning and retaining information on how to code. 

I learned something startling in class on Monday. American Sign Language was not allowed to be taken as a foreign language in some areas (at universities). I believe ASL is as unique and similar to learning any other language. ASL is versatile, personal, and fascinating. There is not a universal form of Sign Language, which makes learning it in other languages that much more challenging and intriguing. Sign Language also has a vast community, thus making others want to learn ASL and immerse themselves within the Deaf culture. 

People and Scholars need to stop letting their opinions get in the way of facts and evidence. Programming is not a language, it relies on the native language to operate. American Sign Language is indeed like other languages where it has a culture, community, and can be person to person.