which languages should i major in?

Question

im finishing high school, and ive had four years each of french and spanish (french IV and spanish IV). the university im attending allows two languages to be combined for one major. i am deciding between french, spanish, italian and portuguese. i would like one of the languages to be one of the ones i studied in high school. eventually i would like to study all four, but im not sure which two to choose as a joint major.

im going to university in the UK, and im planning to stay there after i graduate. im aiming for teaching, but maybe translating.

Answer 1

I go with french and spanish as well ... coz :

French was the international language before English, i believe it was before the WW1. If you try to find any references from that specific time, it would probably written in French. After all, it's a romantic language, d'accord ?

Spanish ... with all the colonialization conducted by the spanish people, they had spread their language widely. So take the spanish too :))

Bon Change !

Answer 2

I think that you should do French and Spanish. Since you've already studied both for four years it shouldn't be too much longer until you reach fluency in both languages. Plus, Spanish is the fasted growing language in America so you chances of finding a job will be a lot better if you know it. As for French, after English French is the second most studied language in Europe (beating out German and Spanish). There are a ton of places where you would be able to speak with natives of the language as well (Canada, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, it's also a lingua franca of much of Africa). Spanish and French would be great choices in my opinion.

I understand what you mean when you say that would eventually like to learn all four. Me too. I'm have a major in Int. Business as well as Spanish (studied it for 3 years now). I've learned a bit of French but really suck. Right now I'm teaching myself Portuguese since it's so similar to Spanish. After I finish with Spanish and Portuguese I'd like to resume French as well as start Italian.

Bon chance!

Answer 3

I am not sure what your career goals are, but majoring in French and Spanish would be your best choice. Spanish is the fastest growing language in the US. Most schools and universities are looking for French and Spanish fluency for teaching positions.

You should definitely pursue Italian and Portuguese in the future, but French and Spanish will give you a better foundation for achieving economic success.

Answer 4

Spanish and Portuguese.

Spanish is spoken in almost all of Central and South America and some other countries, and Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, Portugal and some African countries.

They're similar, so learning both at once wouldn't be very confusing and you'd have a good foundation for Portuguese since you already know Spanish.

Combined you would have about 500 million native speakers. That's 1/12 of the entire world... not so bad.

Answer 5

French & Spanish.

Answer 6

typically, along with a language you learn culture. with an ethnic class you'll get a lot more culture and maybe a couple words. it depends what you want to do, if you want to go to korea, take the language, if you are just interested in korea and don't plan to go there, take an ethnics class. i would take the language, it's a a mixture of both

Answer 7

French & Italian.

Answer 8

I think you should pick the languages that go with cultures that you really like. Chances are you're going to be spending some time in france, spain, portugal or Italy, why not pick one that suits you and inspires you.

Answer 9

Consider Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese) or an Arabic language such as Farsi, if you are interested in an international career.

You'll never lack for job offers.

Answer 10

Jive