Hello, I am going to take German at my high school (all four years). I also want to take Spanish so I am thinking about taking it online. My native language is Portuguese which is very similar to Spanish, so Spanish would be pretty easy. I was thinking about taking Spanish online during the summer, but my online high school (FLVS) only offers Spanish I, and Spanish II. Do you guys know where I can take the rest of the course, Spanish III, and AP Spanish? Why does FLVS only offers Spanish I, and Spanish II?
Do you want to be a linguist? If not why are you studying 2 languages in high school despite being fluent in 2 already?
@annana: OP has an effective strategy to stand out, with three foreign languages - being bilingual with Portuguese, Spanish should indeed be relatively easy (the languages are different but have A LOT in common) but that choice shows willingness to expand one’s knowledge beyond the expected, and German shows OP is willing to challenge himself/herself. Extremely impressive AND not that hard to pull, so, maximum ROI.
FLVS doesn’t offer higher levels because you’re expected to dual-enroll for the rest (CC Spanish 2, 3, and 4 would match High School 3, 4, and AP).
@MYOS1634 that’s true. But if he’s doing it to impress colleges rather than pursue his interests, it probably won’t work. I doubt colleges will give much more weight to 2 language as opposed to excelling in one, especially since op is already bilingual.
Pedro, if you want to take Spanish, take the first two years with FLVS and take the rest at CC or university
Well, the point would be to excel in three, which college’s would absolutely notice. Doing 4years of two foreign languages is similar to/ as big a deal as as completing two years of college math while in high school.
I assume @Pedro73 likes languages and is good at them. Hopefully he wouldn’t be studying them instead of something he’s actually interested in, but because he’s interested in them and it doesn’t negatively affect other activities. Genuinely being interested in learning languages and being good at them is all it takes. What you do in school typically doesn’t have to relate to a stated career. In fact, learning for learning’s sake is highly valued.
However, it wouldn’t do to take just two levels of two languages thinking it similar to Level 4, for instance.
And of course if it means OP will give up a treasured activity for it it won’t work either. It’s not a sure wqyvto game the system, but if you have abiliies it’s a great way to showcase them and does make a student stand out.