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4/27/2017 9:34:50 PM
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A foreign language should not be required to get into a 4 year college
This is literally one of the dumbest things about the United States. Language classes are completely irrelevant and take away focus from other classes. 99% of the students that take these classes will not speak the language fluently later in life either.
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2 RespuestasIt is fun. I started Spanish 3 years ago and I am loving it. 2 years ago I started to learn Russian, this year I started German, and next year I will start Japanese. It is addictive...
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5 RespuestasIt's not a requirement to get into college...not all of them, anyways. It might be a requirement to take a class in it while in college, although, when I graduated I didn't have to have a foreign language course.
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4 RespuestasHow bout this If you are considered healthy then they should exempt you from gym Or at least if you are doing a sport they could exempt you then
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1 RespuestaI know Arabic, Hebrew, French, and Spanish. What's so hard about it
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[quote]99%[/quote] Something tells me that is not a researched statistic...
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1 RespuestaWe start learning a second language at 10 in Scotland. You can choose to learn a 3rd in high school. Other parts of europe they learn English in nursery. Speaking atleast the basics of a second language should be seen as a positive thing, not treated like a burden
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7 RespuestasWhat do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call some who speaks THREE languages? Trilingual. What do you call someone who only speaks ONE language? [spoiler]American[/spoiler]
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Yeah in Canada we have to take at least 4 years of French and I took 5. Don't remember basically anything and even when we went to Quebec I just spoke English
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Why should Americans have to speak a language other than English to go to an English speaking college in America? Im about done with this liberal ass country.
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Cool story, bro.
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This reminds me of my 9th grade Spanish teacher, who seemed to be under the impression that you could learn the language simply by watching The Truman Show, and Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. With Spanish subtitles on...again..and again..and again..and again [spoiler]and again[/spoiler] [spoiler]sometimes we played bingo[/spoiler]
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11 RespuestasNo. 2 years of a language should be required to attend college. Learning another language, especially Spanish if you live in the Southern US, is important. [spoiler]inb4 the argument of "hurt durr America we speak Murican hurr durr"[/spoiler]
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>take away focus >implying Spanish isn't the easiest blow off class ever offered -blam!- off. You're just salty because you're too dumb to get an A.
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2 RespuestasLet me guess your a 13 year old fixing to go to high school and you don't want to deal with learning French or Spanish because your stubborn and lazy to put effort into it.
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I thought you were dead...
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It's for economic purposes. But I agree it is stupid.
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Solution: don't live in a shitty country.
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Ok, noiseless.
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1 RespuestaIt should be encouraged, but not required.
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na geography LUL
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when you complain about the american education system
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I can understand the benefit of knowing more then one language but I don't see why it should be required.
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1 RespuestaThe legend has spoken
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I'm just waiting for the earpiece that automatically translates for you in real time.
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5 RespuestasMy parents both work for foreign run companies. My dad for Japanese and Mexicans and my Mom from French. Can confirm. Learning languages is a valuable quality for the marketplace, especially Spanish in the U.S. Other countries around the world teach English as a secondary language. Why you no like other cultures? Is not being able to hold a conversation with 6 billion other people on the planet hurt your widdle feewings?
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11 RespuestasIk denk dat het leren van een andere taal heel nuttig is. Het verruimt uw horizon en maakt u meer werelds en begrijp in het algemeen. Als u de capaciteit en geduld hebt om te leren. [spoiler]I think learning another language is very useful. It broadens your horizons and makes you more worldly and understanding in general. If you have the capacity and patience to learn. [/spoiler]
