<p>Alright, I'm going to USC (yea trojans) in august, just got back from orientation got a pretty tight schedule. I tested into highest level of Spanish but I'm taking French and wanted to take Chinese, but there are other courses in the way. Now I'm thinking of dropping French and replacing it with Chinese for first semester until I get this General Ed and another Mandatory course out of the way. My reasoning is that not only should my spanish foundation help me in French, but Chinese seems like a language I want the MOST amount of time possible learning.</p>
<p>I also have Rosetta stone with nearly all major languages and figure I could just self study French first semester then add it next semester. What you guys think?</p>
<p>Finally, I've got two options of timing, two classes (with lab) every Monday and Wed, from like 3-4:50 or 4-5:50, OR M/T/W/Th any time from like 10-10:50, 11:11-50, 12-12:50, etc. I'm not asking what you think will make me happier, but what would provide a better source of learning, the more frequent but less intensive classes or the less frequent but more intense classes. I'm leaning towards the former.</p>
<p>Take the more frequent class. A friend of mine took Chinese 2 times a week and she didn't like the way it was set up. The fact that the longer class is s in the afternoon/early evening doesn't help the brain either.</p>
<p>My son also wanted to start another new language: Chinese. At the library, I happened to see a new children's book titled "Get talking Chinese: Mandarin Chinese for beginners". Since it is a children's book, it is beautifully designed with lots of color to help remember words. I told my son that this is a children's book and look how hard Chinese is to learn (the drawings of the words, etc.). If you grew up in an environment where Chinese is spoken, it is probably easier to pick up the language. Otherwise, get a little more research on studying Chinese because it is a difficult language to learn.</p>
<p>I understand the difficulty of chinese, I self taught myself some japanese at a younger age so I'm familiar with some of the more intricate details. I believe I'll take Chin first semester then add french twice a week second semester, thanks!</p>