<p>Basically, I'm a rising sophmore and I've finished 2 Years of spanish.
and i plan to become fluent in Spanish by the time i graduate college, but i have no space in my schedule for spanish or any languages so i am going to take Spanish 3 Online. and POSSIBLY (little chance) I'll take AP Spanish online.</p>
<p>But i also want to take either Latin (Would maybe help with SAT? but its a dead language) or French (I speak creole fluently so i assume this would be easy) </p>
<p>Basically the question is: Should i go up to AP Spanish and AP French or just cut my loses and just do Spanish 3 </p>
<p>also, i would be self studying and skipping french 3 (if possible)</p>
<p>If you plan on keeping up with Spanish and wish to become fluent, then just continue Spanish. I think you should go to AP Spanish and AP French if you can.</p>
<p>Honestly, it is highly unlikely you will become fluent in Spanish by taking online classes. You’re Spanish will probably get worse, in fact. How the heck are you going to improve your communication and conversation skills? You need to be in a classroom surrounded by other people speaking Spanish.</p>
<p>Unless you’re good with languages or really interested in multiple, I would not advise taking multiple languages. It’s hard enough becoming fluent in one.</p>
<p>I actually just re read what i wrote and realized it was like really out there in terms of possibility.
Would this seem more possible: Taking : French I and French II online as GPA boosters and because im somewhat interested in knowing basic french.
and taking spanish 3 Online then taking AP Spanish in the classroom my senior year?</p>
<p>Also, i don’t plan on being fluent by the end of high school, i plan on becoming a doctor so either practice on my own or take a class in undergrad to become fluent or near fluent.
Spanish appeals to me because its the 2nd most spoken language in the U.S and where i will “probably” practice medicine: Florida it seems pretty vital since Florida is made up of ALOT of Spanish people and Haitians (already speak creole c:)</p>
<p>Either way, keep up with Spanish. Though I don’t understand how you can go straight from Spanish III to AP without falling flat on your face, if you can do it, kudos dude.</p>
<p>I agree with Elleya, at our school we have a Spanish IV and I hear that it really prepares you for AP Spanish. I also heard that in AP Spanish, you speak nothing but Spanish in that class. To the worksheets, the homework and even videos. It shouldn’t be something mess around in. But this may differ in schools.</p>
<p>^^ In my school Spanish IV and AP Spanish are the same class, but different titles. So in a way you could go from Spanish III to AP, if the teacher believes you can do it.</p>
<p>Spanish I -> II -> III/III Advanced -> IV/IV Advanced</p>
<p>If IV Advanced:
AP or Cinema/Cultures -> whatever one you didn’t take</p>
<p>If IV:
lol hope you bust your ass in level 5 Cinema/Cultures which is impossible to get into -> AP if you even want to take a language
(most incoming are in III/III Advanced, if you didn’t start before middle school you’re SOL unless you’re amazing at the language).</p>
<p>Even still, my friends who are quite good at Spanish, have been taking it with us since 3rd grade, took IV Advanced, said AP was one of the hardest classes they ever took. We’ve been expected to speak only in Spanish since III and while we’re all decent conversationalists, it’s tough tough tough. But other places do it differently, I imagine. I honestly learned more in IV than I did in III and onward, and i’m starting my 10th year of Spanish. Wouldn’t give it up unless I absolutely had to.</p>
<p>@lappelduvide: Unless your native tongue is in a language descended from Sanskrit, I wouldn’t even go near it in high school. It is extremely difficult language to learn (imagine a grammar slightly more complex than Latin’s but using an alphabet completely unfamiliar to you, plus vocabulary that is almost completely foreign, unlike Latin which has a somewhat familiar vocabulary) and the Sanskrit-learning resources for English-speakers are extremely few and far between. </p>
<p>Latin is a little bit more feasible, but that’s up to you. Personally, I think unless you’re in middle school or maybe a freshman, it’s probably a little too late for you to get really into the language. But if you really have a passion for it, don’t let me stop you, but I wouldn’t expect to gain mastery in it unless you have a true gift in language-learning (or if you’re fluent in Italian =p).</p>
<p>Your classroom environment will obviously differ from mine. I had a Hispanic teacher who only spoke Spanish to us. In order to get in her classroom you had to answer a question and have a conversation to her in Spanish. We had daily logs, in Spanish. We had multiple voice recording projects and games that were in Spanish. If your teacher has you speaking constituents in Spanish then it wouldn’t be hard to absorb the language. She encourages the students to speak Spanish outside the classroom. It isn’t hard at my school since I live in Florida and 15% of my school population is Hispanic. It’s achievable. Plus, she makes AP Spanish enjoyable. It doesn’t have to be rigid AP class style.</p>
<p>At my school it goes
Pre Aice Spanish 1 ( i took this)
Pre Aice Spanish 2 ( i took this)
Pre Aice Spanish 3
AP Spanish</p>
<p>same for French and we are adding Chinese soon too.</p>
<p>So i assume that spanish “4” is either put into 3 or AP so that might make AP easier or something. Either way , depending on how i do in Spanish 3 will decide if i will go into AP or not.</p>
<p>Ah, okay. I had assumed you were a native English speaker. Not good to stereotype people like that, sorry. =p</p>
<p>Since you are native in a language that descends from Sanskrit I think that would be pretty feasible. Now I’m not really familiar with either your language or Sanskrit so honestly I think you would be a better judge of it than I ever could be. I can’t speak for any admissions officers, but I know personally that I would be very impressed if someone was fluent in Sanskrit. If you want to do it, go for it!</p>
<p>Haha, no worries! I mean, this is America… ~hums National Anthem~
I’d be interested in pursuing it as a side thing, I take easily to foreign language, so it might be fun! We’ll see! If not, then I’ll go for Latin.</p>
<p>Latin is not going to help you with the SAT. 2 years of studying Latin/another language would have the same benefit with SATs as if you specifically studied roots/prefixes for a week.
People who study Latin do it because they find it really interesting. Latin is more of an academic language in the sense that you don’t really speak Latin, but read it and write in it.</p>
<p>Furthermore, a language is not going to be useful unless you become fluent (with the exception of academic languages). Why? Because if you’re merely “familiar” with a language, you really won’t be able to communicate with a native speaker. You’ll be able to read 4th grade level texts and maybe talk in Spanish to a 10 year old. As a doctor, you certainly won’t be able to discuss the nuances of a medical treatment or a diagnosis in Spanish - you would still have to hire a fluent, native-speaking, bilingual nurse or secretary for that.</p>
<p>I would also like to add that being fluent in Sanskit is not going to <em>impress</em> an adcom officer, especially since you are of Indian heritage.
Heck, I’m Asian. Would an adcom officer be impressed with my knowledge of Mandarin? No.
That’s not to say it wouldn’t help an application at all. But it won’t really do anything to make you stand out.</p>
I mean, this is America… ~hums National Anthem~