I want to learn french and sign language the most. want to learn spanish too, but not as much as the other two. but spanish is the more practical language to learn.
I signed up for french 1 when i start my junior year of high school this year. I know a little sign language because my brother is hard of hearing, but i want to know more. maybe i’ll take it in college. but when do i learn spanish?
when and how can i learn all three languages? i don’t think it would be good to take french and spanish at the same time in high school…
and it would probably get expensive learning multiple languages in college?
I don’t know what to do.
I don’t know if I have the work ethic to teach myself how to write and speak spanish. I would if i knew that I could push myself. I have a feeling if i try to teach myself I’ll slack off or I’ll learn the language wrong.
any advice?
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i’m taking spanish and french at the same time and im in high school. im in 3rd year french and 5th year spanish. since they’re both romance languages, learning spanish really helped me learn french and i was able to skip a year of french (there are a ton of cognates). i studied a little sign language when i was younger too. if you just force yourself to sit down with your spanish textbook for 20 minutes a day, odds are you’ll get sucked into it and study for longer than you planned to. Go for it!!
I think you should take French in high school! because I know there are some FREE classes that teaches you to learn Spanish! there are many in my area so I think you can find them too where you live! and if I try to learn a language on my own, it would be the sign language. But it’s up to you, good luck
Learning a new language doesn’t have to put holes in your pockets. For instance, I took signing lessons at the Western PA School for the Deaf really, really cheap. You could also ask someone who personally speaks the language to teach you for free (though it wouldn’t hurt to bake thank you cookies or some such thing).
When should you take them? Well, since you’ve already started with French and ASL, keep working on them for a while. Once you feel more confident with them, then move on to Spanish. I won’t give you a timeline because everyone works at their own pace.
As for keeping up with the habit, get a friend or two involved. Languages are much more fun when shared between friends. Also keep a regularly scheduled practice. For instance: monday-saturday from 6-6:30 Spanish, 6:30-7 sign language, Sundays off, with unscheduled practice here and there. It’ll become a habit after a while so you won’t need to push yourself as much.
Good luck!