Which Language Should I Take?

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<p>Sorry, here's another one of these threads :P</p>

<p>I plan on being an English major, and I'd love to focus on British literature. If Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, or Old English were offered at the college I am most likely going to, I would totally take those, but unfortunately there aren't any classes for them. I can currently write and read minimal Scots. Here are my options:</p>

<p>Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Greek (Classical)
Greek (Modern) - I am currently in Ancient Greek I at my high school
Hebrew
Hindi-Urdu
Italian
Japanese - I love Japanese culture
Korean - I also love Korean culture, I am currently trying to learn the basics
Latin - I took 4 years in middle and high school; I wasn't a huge fan...
Persian
Portuguese
Russian - Love Russian lit
Spanish
Turkish</p>

<p>I am torn between learning a dead language and learning one I can actually still use and speak. If anyone has some insight about which of these they like the best, or which would suit an English major best, I would love to hear about it :)</p>

<p>Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>German is the closest to Olde Englishe.</p>

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<p>Ahh, I’m an English major too. I was thinking of taking classes in two languages if that’s possible, lol. I think a living, changing language would have more practical applications in the long run. </p>

<p>Personally, I don’t appreciate Latin or ancient Greek enough to take courses on them. I think I’ll do Japanese (to watch anime, lol) and French/Mandarin.</p>

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<p>I would go for a living language for practical purposes. I took German and Spanish, so I’m biased towards those. Based on the comments you put by the living languages on your list, it looks like Japanese or Korean would be a good choice for you. Basically, make sure it’s a language you’re genuinely interested in, whatever you end up picking.</p>

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<p>Thank you everyone! I actually may not end up going to this college after all, but thanks for the suggestions :)</p>

<p>@menacing I love anime haha, my forum avatar/picture thing is from Steins;Gate :)</p>

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