[nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

[jonte]

And even if you spoke Arabic or another language that doesn't use the Roman alphabet but didn't write it, you would probably still be an asset.
Jonte 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Aberdeen <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

All language branch off from Latin, so that might be a good one. Arabic is 
hard, especially because it doesn't use the roman alphabet, but on a 
positive note, you could very easily get a job working for the FBI if you 
spoke Arabic...that's what I've been told anyway.

Jen

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From: "Elizabeth" <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:04 PM
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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