[nabs-l] Choosing a Foreign Language

[Elizabeth]

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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