Spanish or Latin?

<p>Should I take Spanish or Latin for my foreign language? I'm already fluent in Spanish, but feel like Latin may be beneficial in the long run. Which one should i take? </p>

<p>It really depends on what you want.
Disconsidering the fact you’re already fluent in Spanish, the catch is that one is a language widely spoken in many countries of modern society (so if you want to go traveling around the world it sure helps) and the other is dead (so its important lies on history and classic societies).</p>

<p>Considering the fact you’re fluent in Spanish, I’d say it also depends on how fluent you are and what you want to do with the language. If you want only to be able to communicate with it at basic levels I really think you shouldn’t take Spanish. However, if you want to master it, consider which language will be more important in your career in such.</p>

<p>That’s just my opinion, though.</p>

<p>I took Latin I in middle school and Latin II my freshman year of high school. When I transferred high schools, my new school didn’t offer Latin, so I started taking Spanish . Now that I have taken two years of both languages, I can assure you that Latin is far more difficult. However, I have often found myself grateful for the two years of Latin I took. It comes up in a variety of weird scenarios, and does help with prefixes and stuff like SAT vocab. I also believe it has made me a better writer/communicator in general and expanded my knowledge of root words, etc. In addition, if you plan on going to med school or any type of medical related occupation, I’ve heard that Latin would help with a lot of medical terminologies. If you are already fluent in Spanish, I would suggest trying Latin, though it may be more difficult. </p>

<p>Hope this helps!</p>

<p>If you’re fluent in Spanish, you’ll most likely find it boring, and the value you’ll get from it will be limited. Take Latin. </p>

<p>Latin is really helpful if you want to improve your English grammar! If you’re interested in ancient history, it’s also cool to be able to read Roman writings. Some Latin classes include Roman mythology, which is fun to learn about. If you’re up to the challenge, Latin is definitely worthwhile.</p>

<p>Personally, if my school offered it, I would have taken Latin. Especially if you already are fluent in Spanish, it would be good to take a language to actually learn it (instead of taking Spanish and just taking it to take it). Latin would have been cool for me since I want to go into science…a lot of things in science are Latin-based!</p>

<p>How fluent are you in spanish? I would take the language I am not already familiar with. Latin is really fascinating and you can learn so much from it, the understanding of the english language, root words, and many things useful if you ever plan on studying for the SAT or go into medical school. On the other hand, Spanish is one of the most useful languages in today’s world, so it all depends on how much of it you know already</p>

<p>If you want to challenge yourself take Latin, if you want an easy A take Spanish</p>

<p>I am self studying Latin before I take it:
-Helpful for English grammar
-60% of English words derived from Latin
-That said, SAT helpful
-Helps in Science (if you know roots, it saves you in definitions)
-Helps in memorizing words (roots)</p>

<p>And it is not dead, nearly 1 billion people speak Latin based languages (English is Germanic, but 60% is derived from Latin)</p>