[nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

[jonte]

Hi Elizabeth
I have experience in Spanish, French, and Italian. 
These languages are very easy to learn because they are grammatically similar and not difficult to speak. 
 Like many people on this list, I would suggest learning Spanish and you may also benefit from learning Chinese if you would like to work for the government. 
Jonte  

-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 9:04 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language


Hello List,
 
Thank you for all of your suggestions for choosing a foreign language. It appears as though most of you would suggest Spanish on the grounds that it is a commonly spoken language and is easy to learn. Others suggested that I choose a language that would prove to be the most useful in obtaining a job. And this is where I hit a crossroad, because if I were to choose a language based on this criteria alone, it would most likely be Arabic. However, since it took me about a weeks worth of practice to be able to correctly pronounce the name of the currently proclaimed President of Iran, I’m not quite sure how easy it would be to learn. 
 
My current major is sociology, and when I transfer I am looking at majoring in social relations and policy. I am interested in obtaining a career in government or public service. I’m sure that I could benefit from learning Spanish, but I figure that I could learn it just as easily on my own away from the academic setting. Since it is such a common language, I was looking for something else that might give me a bit more advantage in securing a job and yet still somewhat easy to learn. So does anyone on here have any experience in a foreign language other than Spanish? Also, does anyone know which foreign languages would work well as a base language for learning additional languages?
 
Thanks,
Elizabeth
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