[nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

[jonte]

Hello, 
Please do not feel discouraged from learning a foreign language because you are blind.  
Blindness and learning to speak a language have ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with each other. 
A blind person can learn to speak a language just as well as any sighted individual.
  
However, you may have difficulty writing braille in certain languages such as Russian or Chinese because of the different alphabets.
 
 I'm sure it is possible, though!
Jonte  

-----Original Message-----
From: Monika Reinholz <monika_r_r at hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 10:40 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language


Elizabeth,

First of all, Spanish is basically essential in this day and age no matter your field of study. So that would be a good one to go with. Also, you should look at what your major is/will be and what you intend to do with it. Some languages would be better served in certain fields...for example something to do with computers might be helpful to take Japanese or Swahili. 
I, for one, am going into the healthcare sector so Spanish and ASL would highly valuable for me. Of course, I'm not sure how much more difficult some languages would be to learn than others for someone who is blind. Not saying its impossible, just might have to work around some things more.

But that would be my advice at least. I hope I was of some help.
Monika


 
> From: lizmohnke at hotmail.com
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:49:56 -0400
> Subject: [nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language
> 
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> I have been looking over the requirements of a particular degree I am interested in obtaining and noticed that it has a foreign language requirement. I’m not as afraid about how to take a foreign language class as a blind student as much as I am about how to go about deciding which language I should take. Back when I went to high school, there were only two foreign languages to choose from, and since I enjoyed my art and journalism electives, I chose to take neither of them. 
> 
> However, in today’s college environment it appears as though it is no longer a simple choice between French or Spanish. The community college I am currently attending has French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Vietnamese. In addition, the four year college I would like to transfer into offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, and Ojibwa. So with all these options, does anyone have any advice on how I could go about picking the right one for me? I have a few ideas in mind, but I am interested in hearing how other students have gone about making this decision.
> 
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
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