[nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

[Adrianne Dempsey]

If I were you, I would think about what career you're pursuing and the 
location in which you plan on living.  Think about what languages you hear 
most around that area and what languages people in your work place speak. If 
you want to visit a certain country or host an exchange student that is 
another way to pick a language.  And yet another thing to think about is 
your ancestors, and if you have any interest in that culture.  The first is 
mainly what I would think about, but it is a preference, and these are all 
reasons I have herd.  Also you may want to attempt a few words in each 
language your debating between and see how well you say them.  Also take a 
look at the grammar and find the one that is least likely to confuse you, 
unless you like challenges.  Also their is that option of learning more than 
one.  I wish you luck and enjoy what ever language you choose to learn. 
Languages are fun and so very useful.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth" <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 10:49 PM
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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