[nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

[Robert Spangler]

If any of you have taken languages that use a non-Roman alphabet, such 
as Arabic, what have you done to make the class materials accessible? 
I'd like to take Arabic and Chinese at my university but not sure how 
they would accommodate me.  I studied a bit of Chinese on my own and 
just used Pinyin (the English alphabet version) but not sure how this 
would go over in classes.

Thanks,
Robby

On 7/17/2009 11:40 PM, Monika Reinholz wrote:
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> Elizabeth,
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> 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
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>
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>> 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
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>> Hello List,
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>> 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.
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>> 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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