[nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

[Hina]

hi,
i am an international student and do know hindi and urdu, learning some 
chinese.
i can help if you  need any assistance.
hina.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language


> 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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