<p>is it possible to take multiple languages in college? i have taken 3 years of spanish, i might take a 4th, and may continue that in college, but I also want to start a new language. is this feasible?</p>
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<p>Definitely. But it depends alot on class structure, requirements, regulations, etc, which vary from college to college. Here at Williams, intro language classes meet every day of the week and you have to take them for a full year. And of course, very easy to continue higher-level Spanish.</p>
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<p>Of course. My cousin is taking three languages. She studied Japanese in high school and is now taking both Chinese and Arabic in college. Not bad for an Irish girl.</p>
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<p>yea alot of ppl have to for their majors. like french and spansih or something.</p>
<p>I hope to take both Arabic and Hebrew in college.</p>
<p>Im fluent in Hebrew but would like to continue it. Ive been taking Arabic for a year and want to become fluent</p>
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<p>Definitely possible. But of course, it depends on some stuff. For example, if you plan on studying another more "exotic" language (i.e., one that isn't spanish, french, or german), you may have a hard time fitting it into your schedule. A lot of times the less commonly taught languages will only be offered at a handful of times during the day. You may need those time slots for courses that fulfill your major. The same could be said with more common languages if you go to a smaller school with less class options.</p>
<p>Also, try to plan your classes ahead of time (DON'T rely on the advisor to do this for you). Play around and see if you can truly fit all the classes you want in. Remember, with two languages, you're basically devoting half your class load each semester to them. Learning a language not something you can put down for a while and double up on later. </p>
<p>But I think it's definitely worth a try! I would LOVE to pick up another language... It's not possible for me, but you might be able to!</p>
<p>i think taking two completely different languages is possible, but taking two similar ones at the same time can bea little confusing. for example, italian is so similar to french, it's really difficult (and italian is difficult even by itself with the tedious memorizing and tricky agreements).</p>
<p>I took French and Spanish at the same time in high school- had 100s in both courses. Now I'm doing an internship where I speak Spanish most of the time at the same time as taking Portuguese. In the fall, I'll be taking higher level Spanish lit classes at the same time as Russian and since Portuguese isn't offered at my school, one of my professors is tutoring me.</p>
<p>Taking multiple languages isn't only easy, it's typical for many countries outside of the US. Fitting them into your schedule is the problem, sadly. There is only one class of Russian at my school and I'm missing out on classes I probably should take for my major.</p>
<p>Taking two intro languages can be hard, since, as Jrock said, they tend to meet daily and last a whole year...though it is possible. Taking one beginning language and an upper-level language course, though, should not be a problem at all.</p>
<p>I'm probably going to be taking 4 semesters of Hindi and 3 semesters of Spanish.</p>
<p>what it boils down to is whether your school has them setup as year long or not.. i couldn't help but notice the more competitive schools are year long while my college has it for a semester</p>
<p>i plan on taking french, and spanish. (maybe intro portuguese or russian). the problem is that classes above the intro. level in everything except spanish are hard to come by at my school and i can imagine at most. and i actually want to be taking polish in the first place!</p>