[nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

[sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca]

Hi Elizabeth,
This is a great question, one which I have struglled with myself. Take  
whatever language you'ere interested in or can fit into your schedule.  
University is a time to explore new things so take advantage of that.  
If your a Braille reader like myself romance languages such as French  
or Spanish will be easier to receive Braille materials in without  
having to learn a new Braile system, but obviously if you want to  
learn something you'll work with your professors and DSS office to  
figure out what's best for you.
Please let us know how it goes, and good luck!
Sarah
P.S.: Have any Braille readers taken any non-romance languages such as  
Swahili, chinese or Hindi? I'm eager to try but have no idea where to  
begin learning them.


Quoting Monika Reinholz <monika_r_r at hotmail.com>:

>
> 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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