<p>I want to learn another language but I have an issue choose between Arabic and Spanish! I already speak French, English fluently and two other African langue! Which one will be more useful for engineering!also if you have any other language suggestion I will be more than happy to consider it!</p>
<p>If you already speak French, then Spanish would probably come to you rather easily. I would focus on Arabic, since it is quite different.</p>
<p>Which language would be best for engineering?? Are there engineering jobs in places that would require language competency in one of these new languages? If so…maybe that should be a consideration. </p>
<p>At my daughters school, engineering majors were not required to take ANY foreign language.</p>
<p>Spanish will be easy, but if you work in this country it could be potentially useful. Arabic is difficult for various reasons among which are:
You are taught media Arabic but unlike BBC English no one actually speaks it
You may also get taught some colloquial (dialect), but each country/region has their own - the Arabic spoken in Morrocco is almost incomprehensible to someone in Jordan for example
Arabic has a lot of sounds that sound almost identical to American ears
Written Arabic doesn’t bother with vowels most of the time</p>
<p>There have been many big projects constructed in the Middle East in the last 10-20 years. If the oil continues to flow, it will continue to attract engineers, but if it doesn’t wealth may go elsewhere.</p>
<p>English is by far the best language for engineering and you say you already have that covered so just take whatever most interests you and/or whichever one you’d be most likely to use. Since you seem to like languages learn one of them now and then study the other one later if you feel like it.</p>
<p>Thumper1 it’s not an requirement i just want to learn another language! I was asking which one might be useful for engineering!i am pretty good at learning language it took me 2 months to be fluent in English when I moved here in USA!back in Africa I learn a dialect by myself!thanks for all the answer it was very helpful!</p>
<p>It may depend on what countries you would be interested in working in. Also, the type of engineering may affect what countries the job opportunities for that type of engineering will be in.</p>
<p>I am interest in either electrical engineering or computer science!i know a language isn’t that useful for those areas but i was just wondering if it would at least increase my chance to get a job! I am interest in Arabic because I Muslim!and Spanish is a wonderful language!so I pretty confuse</p>
<p>Nether Spanish or Arabic are particularly useful languages if your main focus is engineering, German or maybe Russian would be more useful.</p>
<p>Yes I hear that German is the language to learn for engineering!thanks you I will also consider that!</p>
<p>I have a friend who speaks Arabic because her Dad spent a lot of time in the Middle East building all those new tall buildings. You won’t need Arabic for working, but if you are interested in spending time in that part of the world, it’s nice to speak a local language so you can socialize with someone other than the ex-pat community. </p>
<p>It’s possible that if you are familiar with other African languages, it’s possible that some of the sounds in Arabic may be familiar.</p>
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<p>No, Arabic may not be needed for work purposes, but being able to carry-on simple, social conversations with co-workers is very much appreciated.</p>
<p>And, hey - those of us in the expat communities are FUN!!! ;)</p>
<p>^I know, I grew up in the Foreign Service, but I also spent a year in France and five years working in Germany, I know the difference in experiences very well. Both communities can be fun, but if you want to get to know a foreign culture speaking the local language is essential.</p>
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<p>No question. That’s why the expats who make no attempt to learn the local language (or customs or traditions) make me nuts!</p>
<p>Mandarin?..</p>
<p>If you are a Muslim, that alone is a pretty good reason to choose Arabic. (It might also make it a bit more likely that you would seek, and obtain, engineering work in Middle Eastern countries.)</p>
<p>…some get kidnapped, killed…I would not support that for my kid at all, I will say firm NO for any trips there…you can do whatevr you wish, we are all so different, our advice is more or less completely irrelevent.</p>