<p>I'm thinking about appyling to Princeton RD, but I want to know if the language department is worthy. I speak French, Italian, and Spanish, and I hope to expand on one of these and maybe take another...</p>
<p>So, if I get in, should I consider because I really want to major in language and if the departments aren't that good, I won't bother.</p>
<p>Also, if Pton isn't the best match, are there any schools that are best for language study?</p>
<p>Our guide said there were more language faculty than there were students. Princeton will in every way cater to your language desires, so long as you have a legitimate reason for learning a language. Our guide said a couple of years ago there was a girl who wanted to learn a Czech dialect for some reason or another, but Princeton didn't have someone who could teach that language. Princeton actually went out, found a teacher, and brought him (or her) in to teach the dialect. So to answer your question, I think Princeton is absolutely a match for a language program. I don't know of any other schools off the top of my head (in case you don't get into Princeton or decide not to go there).</p>
<p>The language department here is amazing. Princeton's big on diversity so the student body itself is multilingual. In my suite of nine people, we collectively know eight different languages, nine if you count high level Latin. All language classes are intense, many meet every day of the week. You'll never be in a language class of more than ten people. My Chinese classes have about six. There are language tables so you can practice speaking the language you're learning with other students and teachers. Also, the study abroad options here are broad and far reaching. Princeton will even fund your study abroad if you can connect it to your thesis or if you're on financial aid. Seriously, you won't be disappointed by Princeton's language programs.</p>
<p>For specific information on majoring in languages, I suggest contacting the University directly. </p>
<p>If you are just wondering about the ability to take the classes, then the answer is you can basically take as many language courses as you can possibly fit into your course schedule (and have time to do the work for). If you're a BSE candidate, then this isn't many. If you're AB, it's easily done. I've met several people taking two different languages concurrently though it's never advisable to start two new languages at the same time. </p>
<p>On a side note, I wanted to add that Arabic is particularly strong here.</p>
<p>you can't double majore, but you can major in Comp Lit which requires (yes, requires) an ability to read at least 2 languages other than english. I'm currently in Russian 101 and French 207. So you can definitely take more than one language at a time. Any comp lit questions, I'm happy to answer as far as I'm able, I haven't technically declared yet, but that's probably where I'm heading.</p>