Foreign language

[SpaceMan++]

What foreign language are you committed to in your high school/university elective? Why? If you have time for another language, or you regret your current one, which language would you choose?

I chose to learn Japanese not only because of anime, I found some other good reasons:
1. European languages like French and Spanish have complicated and possibly irregular grammar, especially verb inflections
2. I am forgetting how to write Chinese by hand and learning kanji counteracts this
3. Foundation from Chinese knowledge

[PHANTOMxTRAINER]

Middle School.... Italian. But now I gotta take Spanish.

[TurtwigX]

I took a year of French in 8th Grade, but after 2 years in Italian, it's my current focus. Next is Japanese, and I might get back to French.

[Cat333Pokémon]

I chose Japanese because I figured that I'd need to engage more with the language, especially with my necessity to translate Japanese text for news and such.

[The Spirit of Time]

Unlike you guys, I chose English. My first language is Arabic, but since Grade 2, I started taking English and Arabic as first languages, so now I am as fluent in English as in Arabic.

[NismoZ]

I did Spanish once but I can't remember much of it any more... I'll also be taking French next year.

[Shiny]

I'm taking Italian. It and Spanish are practically the same.

[Quadcentruo]

I took Japanese because I figured it would help me the most in the career I wish to get into in the future.

[Shade]

I took Latin in high school. Teacher made it fun so it wasn't too bad.

[7dewott8]

Next year I'm going to be learning Spanish. But I really want to learn Japanese.

[Fubab_107]

I regret not getting more invested in French while I was in school, So I'm going try to pick it up some other time. I'm also going to try picking up German for just no reason.

[The Spirit of Time]

Originally Posted by Fubab_107

I regret not getting more invested in French while I was in school, So I'm going try to pick it up some other time. I'm also going to try picking up German for just no reason.

I thought French is a major and important language in Canada, like a first language, isn't it?

[Fubab_107]

Originally Posted by The Spirit of Time

I thought French is a major and important language in Canada, like a first language, isn't it?

It is, but I decided to not really get to invested in the classes, around Grade 8 I lost interest and then at 9 just stopped taking the class overall. It's something I do regret. As for the class being mandatory, they are making it optional now. Which in my opinion I don't like.

Yeah my thoughts are messed up aren't they...

[Reuniclus]

For the past 4 years, I've been taking Spanish in my late middle school years up until now. I will be taking AP Spanish next year (Kinda scared of how hard it will be ). I really like taking Spanish, since Foreign Language is one of my strong academic points, but I think the teacher could be better.

[Alakazamaster]

Originally Posted by Fubab_107

I regret not getting more invested in French while I was in school, So I'm going try to pick it up some other time. I'm also going to try picking up German for just no reason.

Awww yeah.

Having lived in Berlin for four years I have learned German for just as long, although I did have two years of Spanish. I don't know how much it stuck, though, since I can't remember much of it. I'll be taking German next year as well which will make it five years once I finish High School.

[Ditto616]

I've always had a little bit of interest in Japanese, so when I got a chance to take it in high school, I did. Like Quad said, I feel it'll help me on the career path I'd like to take. Not only that, but I figured that as I continued on in higher education, I'd probably meet more people that have the same interests as me, and I did.

[Cyrus]

I took the required minimum of credits for spanish in high school as my only foreign language so far. For me, learning a new language is torture. :<

I barely even passed my spanish credits despite studying hard. I'm lucky to have passed them. It didn't help that I had a bad spanish teacher on more than one occasion.

[AuraKshatriya]

I finished Level 3 French this year, been taking it since Grade 3 or so, and I really enjoy speaking it. Self-taught in Japanese, probably going to work on the writing component when I get some time. Fluent in English, and the ones I'll be going after soon will probably be Latin and Spanish.