crait wrote:Alex, I seriously don't understand half of the stuff you type up. You need a new keyboard.
@Farq: I've been in Spanish for 6 years and it's helped me so much. I know it so well that when I visit Italian sites, I can also read them, too. I also have a strong grasp on Latin which, in turn, strengthens my English skills.
How would that be a waste of time to learn? I understand that some people may never use it but the percentage is very minute and would include people like game testers and people who won't ever socialize or get married. (AKA Nerds)
Well i read a article about how 4/5 people who learned spanish in high school completely forgot before their last year in college.
The reason i think its useless to learn a second language when you know english is because english is the universal language, it has well over 1 billion speakers and used for any business transaction.
Now you could make a very good case for learning spanish, but for me its a waste of time because as i said before i believe we could spend that same time learning science and technology which are much for relevant to our daily lives.
now i wont deny that learning a second language can lead to greater brain functionality, but i just think in todays society it is very useless if you already know english.
Well over 130 countries teach english in their school, even IN IRAN, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT DESPISES AMERICA THEY STILL REQUIRE YOU TAKE LEARN ENGLISH!!!
Imagine, in 50 years any other language will be irrelevant