<p>I am considering learning another language. For someone interested in computer science and business, what would a recommended language be? I am thinking about Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic. </p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>Those are all incredibly hard for an English speaker to learn.</p>
<p>Hm, I would go with Mandarin in that case. If you’re motivated and diligent enough, it’s possible to learn by yourself, although having friends that speak the language would help for speaking practice.</p>
<p>Thank you for the suggestion, I do have friends who speak the language</p>
<p>Portuguese would also be a good language to learn. Brazil is a growing economy and Portuguese is similar to Spanish and can be easier to learn than Mandarin.</p>
<p>I’m learning self studying Arabic and Hindi right now and I absolutely love it! I think Arabic is a fun language. It’s not as tough as it looks. Maybe the grammar might be pretty difficult but I think that’s only because it’s different from the grammar we are use to with English.</p>
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Thank you for the response. Do you feel as though Arabic would be doable for a native English speaker?</p>
<p>I’m a native English speaker so yes ofcourse. Honestly, I think any language is doable as an English speaker. You just need to have the drive and passion for it. Also, you should make sure you have a lot of good reliable resources. They are ofcourse very important when starting to learn a new language.</p>
<p>Um… I attend an international school where Chinese is taught at school. Since I am half Chinese and fluent, I often tutor students in the language. Most people who didn’t learn it from birth think it is incredibly hard, which it probably is. All characters have four possible tones, making speaking and listening a challenge. Reading and writing is also hard because there is almost no correlation between characters- it’s pure memorization. Self learning a language is always hard, but Chinese is almost impossible to achieve without a teacher. I think the same goes for Japanese, and Arabic may not be a good idea simply because there are so many dialects of it. Before choosing any of these languages, do some research on the level of difficulty involved.</p>
<p>If you are interested in Asian languages, Korean is often seen to be easier than Chinese and Japanese, because it has some semblance of an alphabet. If you are looking for languages crucial to business, look up countries with big economies/showing big economic growth. Even if the language is obscure, it could definitely help you get a job.</p>
<p>Hope this was helpful!</p>
<p>Wow, Chinese does sound tough! With Arabic there are many dialects but there is MSA or modern standard Arabic that can be understood in any Arabic speaking countries. It’s also pretty phonetic so spelling and pronounciation is not that difficult. And there are only 28 letters and the script isn’t difficult to memorize. It maybe hard at first but the more you learn about the language and keep praticing it the less difficult it will seem.</p>
<p>Sorry, I just wanted to give you more info in helping you decide. I’m not big on computer science or business though…</p>
<p>You should also check out the FLR technique on Youtube. It’s pretty long but if learning a language is something you’re really serious about then I think you should take a look at it and maybe even the videos where he explains how to use a textbook with the method.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your responses.</p>
<p>I just realized where your user name is from. I LOVE that movie!</p>