The first foreign language course in college

ingerp
Wed, 28 May 2008 13:40:19 +0000

I have a European mother and have studied French, German, Swedish, and Latin, and have some exposure to Italian and Spanish. I can tell you that Latin is not at all like studying a foreign language (felt more like a math class to me) and seems well suited to kids who don’t take to other foreign languages. Obviously there is not much focus on the speaking.

I also believe it should be required, as many private high schools do. It will absolutely lock down English grammar for your child after a semester or two. My second and third have/will take it in high school. My first took Spanish in high school but will take Latin to fulfill his foreign language requirement in college. (Yes–there was a tiny bit of prodding from his mother on that one.)