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No, but it is a good skill for someone to learn. If a child wants to enhance their skills then yeah, go for it!Do you think it should be mandatory for students to learn another language in school?
Probably languages that aren't widely used all over the world. Its best to learn Spanish or French.Do you think some languages are less useful than others?
I did too, two years of it and I cannot speak Spanish still. I just know some vocabulary words.I ended up taking Spanish in high school,
I took Spanish in high school because I had to. The only thing I learned is that I don't speak Spanish and never will.
I took German in college because you had to have a language credit to graduate. I learned I don't speak German.
Since then I've studied Latin, Hebrew, and Greek. I've learned how to tell them apart, and that's it.
I have known some Japanese students, one in particular that we hosted in his hi-school year as a senior explained to me that school kids in Japan are commonly taught English. But, English is a pretty complicated language....lots of rule breakingLearning English was mandatory in school and college. English is not my first language, therefore, I can say I was forced to learn another language in school and college. I was never good at English language and literature.
I have known some Japanese students, one in particular that we hosted in his hi-school year as a senior explained to me that school kids in Japan are commonly taught English. But, English is a pretty complicated language....lots of rule breaking.... so what they were routinely taught was very basic English. This guy had a goal/dream to become an aircraft pilot. And so, to be qualified as a pilot, FLUENT English is required. His parents had sent him to the U.S. for a year in order to perfect his English skills.
He was a bit of a goof-off as far as his school studies; but, being thrown in with a bunch of non-Japanese speaking kids his knowledge, skill and use of English improved immeasurably!
He did go on to graduate from pilot training and fulfill his dream.I am so proud of him!
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