Comments on: Should students learn a foreign language?

By: Riennn

Riennn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:03:24 +0000

Students should have a choice to take a foreign language, because if they aren’t interested in it they will not pay attention and it will drop there GPA. It takes dedication for students to be in a foreign language class and that should be there choice if they want to go through with that.

By: Languages

Languages — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:39:48 +0000

I think students should learn a second language but only if they really want to. There is no point in pupils learning the language if they do not really enjoy it and are willing to learn and listen.

I also think pupils should have the choice to learn a second language when they first start secondary school, that way they have the choice to be dedicated to learning the language, and therefore no teaching time is wasting on the students that simply don't want to be there and the pupils wanting to learn can.

I live in the UK and the amount of students that i hear of who dislike their second language is astrinomical. These kids are not interested in it, but i also feel that if it is compulsary for them to learn the language they study then some teaching methods should be changed because pupils are not enjoying what they learn.

By: Shayla Daigle

Shayla Daigle — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:55:51 +0000

if you want to learn a foreign language even if it isnt spanish you should learn it when you are younger because its a proven fact that if you start a differant language when your younger you will speak it more fluently when you are older. and remember english could be a foreign language to someone that doest speak it fluently in the first place. good debate project!:)

By: Brandon Snider

Brandon Snider — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:17:39 +0000

Look below, my comment is 100% agreed

By: Brandon Snider

Brandon Snider — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:16:57 +0000

I like the idea of learning foreign languages, but I hate the fact that almost 100% of the Universities in my home state (NC), require at least 2 foreign language classes. It would be fine for me except my school only teaches Spanish, and I really don't care to learn Spanish. The major problem comes in here. I could get something like Rosetta stone (although expensive), but while I can speak the language fluently, a university would never recognize it because I didn't take it as a class. So do you see the dilemma? I want to go to a four year university, but in order to do that I have to take Spanish, when I would much rather learn French or Latin.

By: brianna

brianna — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:35:33 +0000

how do you not belive this:@:(:'(

By: misty

misty — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:34:59 +0000

i am a college student in the states. in my area it is now mandatory in high school to learn a forein language usualy spanish. i feel that this is outrageous! i fell that the option should be avaliable but not a forced decision.

By: jerleen

jerleen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:30:52 +0000

they should. specially if the foreign language conserned is an international language such as english. for citizens in countries like sri lanka who use a language that in only confined to that small island, the knowledge of another language may be very beneficial as it not only increases one's interlect but also enables them to communicate with poeple world wide.

By: Sal

Sal — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:52:43 +0000

It would definitely be more beneficial and make our students well-rounded in that department, which actually could be very important.

By: Liberty

Liberty — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:29:58 +0000

If they taught Chinese in schools, I'd soo be going for it. Or Arabic. Two of my favorite languages/types to see or hear in the world!