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| Why should I take a foreign
language? |
| Colleges require that you
take at least two years of the same foreign language in order to
get into college. If you don't take two years of a
language in high school, you will have to take a language in
college. It is much more difficult to learn a foreign
language in college. |
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| Do I actually have to learn the
language? Why bother? |
| Take a foreign language,
preferably for four years. Don’t just show up to class–make a
genuine effort to learn the language. If you take French and the
teacher plans a trip to Quebec, France, Haiti, or somewhere else
French is spoken, go on the trip. Proficiency in a foreign
language will help you no matter what job you have. Most
American corporations have offices overseas. Local companies
have foreign-born customers. Speaking a foreign language will
put your résumé at the top of the pile for pretty much any job. |
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Also--if you intend to go to graduate
school (to get a masters degree or Ph.D.), be aware that most graduate programs have a foreign
language requirement. This does not mean that you need to
be entirely proficient in a second language, but that you will
have to have taken college language courses through at least the
sophomore (200/2000) level as an undergraduate, if not the
junior (300/3000) level. Studying a foreign language in
high school will result in you being placed in a higher-level
college language course (thus saving time and money).
It'll also mean that you will do better in your college language
courses. |
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