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| -Save-Ferris- Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5674 days ago 5 posts - 5 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Latin, Spanish | Message 1 of 4 16 May 2009 at 2:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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I've been studying French at school for four or five years now and have a fairly good footing in it. Two years ago I started learning Latin at school as well. Now this was okay because the way you learn both of them is nearly completely different. Latin is all written and I suppose being fluent at Latin isn't the same as being fluent in a modern language.
However next year I'm going to start Spanish and reading things I'm starting to worry if this was a very silly idea...especially seeing as I'm not going to be in the Beginner's class, I'm planning on being in the class with the people who have already been doing in for four years. Am I going to struggle? I'm just worried that because I won't be building up to Spanish that throwing myself into it ontop of French and Latin will be too much to handle >.< 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jar-ptitsa Triglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 5900 days ago 980 posts - 1006 votes  Speaks: French*, Dutch, German | Message 2 of 4 16 May 2009 at 2:43pm | IP Logged | ||
Hi What means your nick? Maybe it will be too much to handle, I’m not sure. Latin and French will help, this is absolutely certain, but those people learn it since 4 years, and this is very long time!!! I missed one year of my school, when I was 13 and it was the year when my class is begin with English. When I’ve returned, it was truly difficult and for example Latin also, which I don’t more because it’s become too difficult (and in my new school it’s not Latin anyway). It depend of yourself, probably, I’m quickly panic and think I’m useless, but if you’re confidant maybe it will be ok. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| cordelia0507 Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5840 days ago 1473 posts - 2176 votes Speaks: Swedish* Studies: German, Russian | Message 3 of 4 16 May 2009 at 2:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well it is a bit much - is it for GCSEs or what..?
Personally I studied at one point as foreign languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian (in school). So that's four, and it can be done... Admittedly I was pretty useless at French and Russian and it did feel a bit much at the time; I dropped Russian. But what you are listing is not a big deal in continental Europe. If they can do it... See Jar Ptitsa above - she's a school girl in Belgium. You might want to consider if it's going to be worth the effort for you. Spanish will feel easier compared with French, but it's also a distraction from French and Latin which are tough enough in their own right. And what about all the other subjects you are presumably studying in school? I don't know the UK school system too well, but I know that it is the exams that matter - make sure you don't lose out on an important subject like maths just to learn a bit of holiday Spanish... You can always learn Spanish later. Another option is to drop the Latin on the grounds that it's pretty hard and it isn't a language that you can use to communicate with people in everyday situations, whereas French and Spanish are... Whatever you do, hang in there with the French so you have a language that you studied continuously for many years and hopefully can communicate in to a decent level. Edited by cordelia0507 on 16 May 2009 at 3:05pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| -Save-Ferris- Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5674 days ago 5 posts - 5 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Latin, Spanish | Message 4 of 4 17 May 2009 at 12:55am | IP Logged | ||
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This is for Highers(Scottish system) and I have Standard Grades in French and Latin (hopefully haha, not had results back yet). I could choose to start on Intermediate 2 Spanish which is inbetween Standard Grade and Higher but I wanted to prove my skills basically. I'm not too worried about other subjects suffering because I've deliberately taken virtually all languages except from Biology just because I had a subject to fill up. I'm planning on studying languages at uni and taken a career down that path so my wanted to study Spanish is fairly serious.
Haha maybe I should have just kept the attitude I had a few weeks ago of it will be fine instead of starting worry :P 1 person has voted this message useful |
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