Years of language question:

Hannahbanana69
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:59:39 +0000

I have achieved a reasonable amount of fluency in my dominant language, definitely enough to get an 800 (I took a pretest and it was extremely easy) on the subject test (I took it in elementary school also, though at a lower level). Really, my only issue is the fact that it takes time to develop vocabulary- I know most of the grammar and I can read extremely fluently. My secondary language is not subject-test level, and at this point I’m not interested enough in it to study for it.
Chances are I will be taking my dominant language in 12th grade, and even this year I’m taking a number of classes which are taught in this language (pretty much immersion, requiring very good reading and translating skills), besides for one immersion discussion class in which only this language is spoken. Is that enough for me to be reasonably on par with someone who took 4 years of a subject in high school but not in elementary school? Does the fact that it wasn’t my choice not to take it in eleventh grade help me?