I think learning a new language is an important part of education. To some people it is hard to learn, but it can help one communicate with others and one can feel more smart. I love learning new languages. I often wished I could understand some of what foreign people were saying. I think it is cool to be able to speak more than one language. I already speak English and Chinese fluently. I'm have learned a little bit of Spanish, French, Japanese, and sign language. I would love to learn more. America is full of different languages and cultures. It would be neat to be able to translate or read anothe rlanguage. If there is anyone who is reading this who is taking a language class (like French or Spanish) I would love to talk to you in that language. Or you can use this blog to teach another language. I also know pig latin but that is a made up language I think, lol. Good bye! Au revoir! Adios! Joy Jen! ( or pig latin... yeba!)
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I would like to learn a new language. I'm planing on minoring in Latin in college, so hopefully I will be able to pick up on a few.
Latin is a great language to learn to improve your English vocabulary since so many hard words are related to Latin! Also I'm sure other European languages are derived from Latin. I wish I had latin in my high school... The problem with Latin is noone speaks it fluently. :(
I completely agree with you. language (at least 2) are essential. Personally, I'm fluent in english and spanish, but there are TONS of other great and interesting languages out there.
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latin is the foundation of ALL languages.
latin is not the foundation of all languages, the foundation of most of the world's languages and the most spoken today are the germanic languages and these come under the bigger category of the indo--european and i would know this not only because i searched a bit on google but i remember world history and discussing the origin of the language i speak (hindi/urdu) and so therefore, Latin is not "the foundation of ALL languages"
Latin is the basis of the Romance langueges: Spanish, French, italian, romanian, are there others? If you study them, you will notice similarites. When my sister took french, I was able to help her, because I recognized some of the words from when I took spanish. Also, the grammar is similar, such as assigning a gender to all words. While english is a germanic languege, it is similar to Latin, because words were added from romantic langueges, particularily American english. The entire history is rather complicated. But yes, learning any new languege, in my opinion, will teach you more about English, even if it is just how hard it is to learn it.
You forgot to mention Portuguese (: But it's so similar to Spanish that it's easy to skip.
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I am trying to get my sons (ages 9, 6, and 2) to learn foreign languages. Most languages can be learned on the web, with a webcam and a microphone. My two oldest sons are learning Japanese that way at http://www.japonin.com and love it. Skype is also great for practicing.
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Good luck teaching them. Also, see if you can find a class for them to take. Talk to some languege professors at a nearby college and see if they know of any tutors. Your sons will probably enjoy learning a languege with other kids so that they can practice conversations. I think more parents need to encourage their kids to learn a languege at a younger age so that they will have an easier time learning it if they need to take it in high school or college credit. I admire the fact that your youngest sons especially are attempting a second languege so young. P.S. Do you know Japanese, so that you can give them assistance?
English is my mother tongue, I'm fluent in Spanish and converstaional in Chinese. I know your post is way old, but I'd be willing to chat since our interests cross, especially if you did decide to learn Spanish.
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I have one semester of college Japanese, taken after they started to learn.
They have a tutor once a week, but a lot of what she does is culture (origami, cooking, tea ceremony, etc.)
Unfortunately, not a lot available in terms of courses.
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I know exactly what you're talking about. I am originally from Germany and I came to the States over a year ago. In high school I learned English, French, and Spanish. I'm currently attending college here and I just love languages. I'm learning Chinese right now and it's so much fun. I feel you when you say you want to speak and read in other languages. It's the same with me :)