What language would be more beneficial to learn, German of French?
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French but in the US Spanish might be a better idea
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u can learn portughese!! it's pretty similar to spanish!! // italian sounds good too/ FRENCH  it's like HARD GURL!! so stick to those 2!!:)
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Spanish has more speakers worldwide than German. If you want to study political science/international speaking more languages in general may be useful. If you are especially interested in south American politics there won't be a way around Spanish, if you are more interested in European politics German may be at least as useful. \n\nI'd say it depends how good your German is after 4 years. Do you think it really needs more work, or do you feel comfortable talking/reading it? If you feel pretty good about your German speaking abilities, learn an additional language, if you don't it may be better to learn German so that you are pretty good at it (after all you already invested 4 years into it) before you go on for spanish.
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French! It's the language of love, plus everyone I know want's to learn to speak Spanish. Spanish is a beautiful language, however, I've had some... not so good experiences trying to learn to speak it. Plus,I just was to mix it up a bit you know?
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I'd say Mandarin Chinese. Not only do you have to learn words ... inflection is also key ... and there are four inflections you can put on any word/syllable. And some of the words are best pronounced in a sing-song sort of tone. \n\nJapanese is definitely easier because it is not so heavily dependent on inflection. \n\nFrench, Spanish and German are all a piece of cake compared to Mandarin Chinese.
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It should be English.  Do you think someone would be able to live in France and just speak English and never learn any French?  It's just not possible.  That holds true for any other country.  China, Japan, Germany, Netherlands...you need to learn the national language to survive.  \n\nIf you refuse to learn the mother tongue then you're doing yourself a diservice and aren't really brightest bunch to begin with.  Doesn't make any sense.
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The best way is to talk with someone who speaks that language.\n\nOther things you can do:\n\nWatch a language DVD/video.  The ones we like are the Muzzy series and also the Standard Deviants series.  For French, there is a great series of videos called "French in Action."\n\nYou can also try listening to the Berlitz audio tapes.  We have used those in both German and Italian.  You can listen while driving/riding in the car or while relaxing or whatever.  they really are great for learning pronunciation.\n\nYou can also enroll in a language class but that would be the most expensive.\n\nIf you are on a low budget, try getting audio and video tapes at your local library.\n\nOr ask friends or family who have taken a language class. Most likely they have materials collecting dust that they will give you.
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Try Michel Thomas's audio CDs, He does French, and he is very very good. I'm using it myself, it isn't free, but it is the easiest and best way to learn a language. No memorizing, no homework, no books, no work, just listening.\n\nCe Bonn!
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It isn't too hard to learn. Spanish is the easiest. But german is actully easier than english. If you have a good CD that teaches German. I really liked A+ german. You can learn lots of words. It is best to have a teacher or someone who speaks it to help you get the hang of pronounciation. If you have opportunity to speak it with someone you are more likely to learn it and retain it. A language that you do not get to use is of no benefit. I learned it and didn't have anyone to speak it with , so I've forgotten a lot of it. My daughter learned spanish and has someone to speak it with so she has become fluent with it.
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German, but many words taken from French.
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If you're in the US, because English is the official language here...if you are in France, you'd be expected to know French.
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Any language? Most schools will be quiet expensive, but some are affordable depending on the number of hours per week you want to study. You could try signing up with an Au Pair agency, that way you get paid while you learn a new language, however some agencies require that you be already fluent in the language of your destination. For France, contact the Fench Alliance in your area and they should be able to point you in the right direction. For Germany, try the German Consulate or Goethes Institute in your area. They offer affordable programs in Germany. Also, main cities such as Paris, Madrid, Rome and Munich will be more expensive than other low key cities. Keep that in mind.
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i know both. \n\nJe parle francais et italien et je pense francais est mois difficile que italien. \n\n(I speak french and italian and i think taht french is less difficult than italien)
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The two languages are closely related, but that doesn't mean that they are very similar. I wonder if you are just looking for an easy language to learn (for whatever strange reason) you would do better to choose a Latin language like Italian and Spanish (fairly easy) or French (a bit more difficult). Or German, which is more difficult still, but related to English. the problem with Dutch, if you want to use it to speak to people in the Netherlands, is that so many people there speak fluent English that you will have to study if for an incredibly long time before you speak it better than they speak your language. Not a very rewarding situation.
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Spanish, english, French, some German
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Depends upon what you think is beneficial to you or maybe your job. \n\nSpanish-It's different from country to country, but that is the language that we hear more often in the USA and it's good to know it.\n\nChinese-China will become the next world power. It's up there with India. If you want to get chosen from a lot of colleges, jobs, and know one of the most spoken languages in the world, go for it. Might be hard to get in a highschool. So if you want to learn it you would have to start in college, or go abroad for a year(which is amazing!) Also, knowing this language wows everybody\n\nFrench-Same as spanish. They speak in Africa, France(duh), it's a pretty funky french in Canada, and some islands have it.\n\nThen I would say Hindi, Arabic, German, American Sign, and Russian Languages, would all go to the next spot, because not only are they unique, but they also will get you a high spot in jobs someday. Problem. You are still in highschool. My school is fortunate enough to offer German, but some don't. \n\nIf your mom could teach you the philipine language while you are learning another language, that will better inhance a big plus sign with the colleges. As long as you're doing a good job with them. The more languages you know, the better the chances are that you will get more money. :-) hope this helped!!
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The problem with this question is that no one has personal experience at learning a language in two different ways, so no one has the ability to compare two ways of learning a language in personal experience and see which one was more effective.  If we believe a certain thing helps language learning, we will think that thing helped us inasmuch as we believe that we are good language learners.  Imagine that I believe that standing on one leg is helpful for language learning, so I take a German class and make sure to stand on one leg while I take my class and do my assignments.  If I learn German later, I'll say, "See, I knew that standing on one leg helped."  But in reality, it was probably other things I was doing that helped.  Therefore, it's important not to just do what people say from personal experience, but to follow what research says on the topic.\n\nAnd, since you asked, I'm a linguist and I study second language acquisition, so here are some things that I think work, based on my knowledge of linguistics research:\n1. Get as much exposure to language that you understand as possible.  Read in the language, watch movies in the language, watch television programs, listen to the radio, etc.  Try to choose materials that you will understand.  For example, you can choose books or magazines on topics that you already know well, so your general knowledge of that topic will help you to understand the material in a new language.  Part of going to a language class is doing this too, because when your teacher talks to you in the language, he/she should do things that help you understand more of what he/she is saying, such as use pictures and gestures, repeat, and slow down.  The more you understand, the more your mind has to work with when it's trying to figure out how to speak that language.  Therefore, songs, games, listening to other people, and many other activities are all helpful, because they help you get exposure to meaningful material in the new language.  By the way, a site that has radio stations from all over the world is www.mikesradioworld.com.\n\nWhatever you do, don't do a lot of work that involves your native language.  It's okay to explain grammar in a person's native language once in a while, but don't watch a movie with English subtitles, for example.  If your brain has subtitles to read, it won't have to pay attention at all to the language that you are trying to learn, and you won't get that much out of it.  Likewise, exercises where you translate to and from your native language aren't always that helpful.  Also, don't try to practice something before you've been exposed to it.  This would be like trying to do long division before you know how to do subtraction -- the material just isn't in your brain.  The good news is that, if you've been exposing yourself to authentic materials in the target language, you'll be exposed to a lot of things.\n\n2. I think that most researchers and language teachers nowadays believe that some type of practice is important.  So, find a willing conversation partner.  This could be a classmate (a non-native speaker) or a native speaker.  Research has shown that non-native speakers don't learn "mistakes" from each other, only good things.  So speak away!  (And don't forget to write, if you want to learn how to do that, too.)\n\n3. Have realistic goals for what proficiency level you want to get, what kinds of things you want to learn, and how long it will take.  Language learning is sometimes hard work, and it can involve discipline to expose yourself to the target language if you aren't in an environment where it is used all the time.  Likewise, it's not realistic to expect yourself to be fluent in a new language if you only study it once a week for about a year.  Finally, consider exactly what you want to do with the language, and focus on learning that.  I don't really need