Foreign Languages?

[Blazin Bones]

What kind of foreign languages did you all learn in college, If any?

 

[KnarfKS]

I wish I had taken spanish earlier in my college career. For nursing and my missionary work it would be very helpful.

I actually took a year of german. It was a complete waste of time, I don't remember anything.

 

[Nikki]

I haven't taken anything in college, but I did take Spanish in High School My teacher was MEAN though and I let her get the best of me, so I made a D each quarter... :

I do remember a little bit though. I'll probably take it as my elective in college though because it would be helpful.

 

[cowgirl23]

I'm in the process of getting a minor in Spanish, although I'm having second thoughts as now I just want to graduate and get on with things! My major is zoology, so a Spanish minor takes an extra semester. I also had 4 years of German in high school. Didn't like it and don't remember a thing...except my teacher was condescending and constantly losing things we turned in.

 

[Blessed]

I earned a French/education BA. Spent a few months in France to complete my degree and loved it. Sadly I have not used it my French degree. :o

 

[Blazin Bones]

I begin my greek classes next semester. I'm looking forward to them. 8-)

 

[KnarfKS]

Greek, latin and hebrew are odd languages in that they are worthless in conversing with people, but academically they are an awesome bank of knowledge to draw from. Latin in the medical field really does make things much easier. Hebrew and greek for the biblical scholarship is awesome.

 

[Blazin Bones]

As a Christianity major, I'm required to have at least 6 hours of a foreign/biblical language. I intend on nine. I think I'll be taking Hebrew in my Junior year, but we'll wait and see. I just figured I'd get started in greek because I'll have a pair of buddies who I can enjoy the class with. 8-)

 

[little_tigress]

double post :o

 

[little_tigress]

nothing yet....

but when I do I plan on taking French, German, Spanish, ASL, Biblical Hebrew and Greek and possibly Russian and italian If I'm not too overwhelmed by my other classes, and I'll be taking linguistics on top of that.

can you tell I'm planning on being a translator? :angel:

 

[KnarfKS]

You might want to limit it and focus more on fewer, 9 languages is probably a bit much don't you think? Considering it will probably take at least 2 years to get even a decent concept of each language and you might be able to handle 2 languages per semester and it would still take you 8 years. :o Sounds like a lot and you still wouldn't know that much about each language.

 

[little_tigress]

I actually pick up languages pretty quickly. I've been studying French, Spanish and German on my own and with different people I know who speak these languages for a few years now, so I do have a pretty good foundation already, I just need a little push to get going again, and I already know a bit of ASL, and Hebrew.

Besides its not 9 languages. At the very minimum I'll be studying 4 (Fench, Spanish, German and Greek) since most colleges don't offer Hebrew, and its getting tougher and tougher to find a good ASL class(heh but if I can take them I'll be sooo happy :angel: ). Russian and Italian were just possibilities I hadn't made my mind up about yet. And then I'll be taking linguistics on top of the languages I'll be learning.

I know what you're saying though, and trust me I'm not planning on this being easy by any means, but I know God wants me in language training and these are the languages that I love.

 

[confident_in_Christ]

Yay for ASL.