Possible to start a new language?

Fastfood15
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:47:48 +0000

Yes you can.

When I visited I talked to an SFS guy from Missouri who took Spanish in high school. He continued Spanish, and then took an emersion course (or courses? idk) in Arabic. Georgetown is a great place for foreigns langauges, and they are more than willing to help you start a new one.

I am in close to the same situation as you. I took two years of Latin. This next year I am going to take Spanish at a comm. college to help prepare for Spanish in college.

I actually called Georgetown regarding this question. I asked if it was kosher to them if I switched from Latin to Spanish for just my senior year, or if they want to see consistancy. The addcon said that they just want to see you doing what you are passionate about. She said that if I am no longer interested in Latin, and I am interested in Spanish, then it’s a no brainer, switch. However, she did say that they would note that I made the switch, but it would not necessarily be negative.