Which language would you learn if you had to choose

rayj28
Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:44:08 +0000

Whats wrong with just learning a language for the hell of it? Sure not a lot of people speak Portuguese or Bengali (unless you live in Portugal or parts of India) but still I would rather learn either language as opposed to any of the Romance languages because of the fact that it really isnt an option. What I mean by that is that most high schools in Missouri dont offer Portuguese or Bengali as a foriegn language because like so many people think it would be “impractical” to learn any other language other than the Romance. My high school offered two other languages (German and Latin) besides the ones that EVERYBODY takes so its a step in the right direction. Though French or Spanish may SEEM more practical it doesnt mean that other languages arent worth learning.