LittleIzumi Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 The *hiding in a tent* thread made me wonder what modern languages we're all studying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I voted none, because due to some health issues for my ds, we're focussing on core subjects only for the next couple years. But after that, we'll either do French or Spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I voted Mandarin and Other (Arabic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I voted Spanish, German, and other (Swedish). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I voted Spanish, and just by speaking to them all the time in Papiamento, they understand much. As dh and I are learning Italian, they're picking up some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhappyjoyjoy Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 French: we were going to start Latin. I decided that Latin would be better to start much later on. We are having a lot of fun w/ French so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I just picked French, since that's the only DD is actively learning right now. She'll be adding Spanish within the next year or two. (For me, the answer would be French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Just started seriously studying Portuguese on my own, this should be an interesting little experiment! :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 We tried French but none of us really know how to speak it at all, so... yeah. We've been learning ASL for a while, and will add Spanish this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristiana Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 We're attempting German next year just for fun with all three boys. My oldest will also continue with First Form Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) DD is learning Mandarin and Other (Hindi). We may also do Spanish (I have GSWS on hand) if she is interested. ETA: Actually, yes, I should have included English in the 'Other' as well. Edited May 21, 2011 by nansk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) He, He, you should have remembered that this is an international message board :toetap05:. Just kidding :D, we study English, so I voted 'other'. Oh, the luxury to have your kids be English native speakers....sigh...we are spending an hour a day on English and the progress is so slooooooooooow. Edited May 21, 2011 by Tress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 French! Dd11 and I can now converse with dd16 (second year high school French) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 French. We're in Canada so it only makes sense. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Spanish. My DD has the opportunity to take Mandarin in the fall through the local Confucius Institute, but since the class will be done in a "virtual classroom" (basically, sitting in on a class done in a B&M school by the program), and DD has disliked every video class we've tried to do, I'm not sure that she'd get much out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I would LOVE to teach German formally but I think we are going with ASL when the time comes - a foreign language is required by the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I voted German, French and Other. We've been doing German since they were little (I'm fluent due to having a German mom). I want to add French in 6th grade and start another one in 8th grade, while keeping up with all the others. I would prefer the "other" language to be Italian, but I will let them choose which one they want to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceO Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I think we're going to try to learn Italian. We just lived there for 3 years and never had the time to learn the language. We are hoping to go back in a few years, so we're going to get a head start on learning. Even if we don't get to go back, learning the language should still be fun and beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSinNH Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 We have dabbled with French in the past and will begin Mandarin next month. But, now I read the Arabic post and that sounds good, too. Off to see if there are any good resources for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 We do French, would like to do Arabic too but don'r really know where to start with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Spanish. We live in Texas, so it seems like an obvious choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 We'll be starting French this spring, if not sooner. Spanish is a continual review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 We plan to add in Hebrew and Arabic, but not yet. We are building the foundation starting Latin in 3rd grade, Greek in 5th grade then will probably add one of the other two in 7th and another in 9th. I figure a 2 year gap should give them a good head start on each one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 We do French, would like to do Arabic too but don'r really know where to start with that. Arabian Sinbad is great for elementary or younger kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Arabian Sinbad is great for elementary or younger kids. Thanks I will look at that. We did come across BBC primary Arabic but it looks like they never made more than the first episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBeaks Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Spanish - an obvious choice for California. We hear it daily in the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in STL Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Spanish is what we are all learning right now. We are studying with a tutor and doing RS, which I bought before we found the tutor. Spanish will continue all the way through high school. We start Latin in 5th and continue at least through 8th, then it will be their choice. I think both kids are probably going to opt to drop Latin and study a second modern language in high school. Ds is interested in German, which I used to be fluent in, so that should be ok. There is a weekend German school near our home that I'm thinking of starting just to revive my skills ahead of time. Dd is interested in French, which she has learned a tiny bit of in ballet class, and I have no idea what I'm going to do about that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 We are studying French because that is the language that I know from 8 years of study in school. I know enough to be able to teach them at least through intermediate. I purchased Rosetta Stone for us to supplement Le Francais Facile, and I am doing it myself to brush up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Only Auslan at the moment. When my language delayed kiddies get English and Auslan under control, we'll add Arabic. And hopefully French in high school. No, I don't know Arabic or French. But maybe I will one day. :p Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 We're starting Russian in January. My RS Russian arrived last week, I'm so excited! DH and I will be learning along with DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 French, Norwegian, and Icelandic. Dh is francophone and my children all speak French quite fluently. Their written French, especially their grammar, is not as strong. When DD 15 was asked why she is learning Icelandic she replied, "It's so impractical; that's why I love it". That pretty much sums up DD 13's reasoning for studying Norwegian as well. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 They learned Chinese in China and continued it with a tutor (and my support) when we moved to Scotland. I also taught them French - my degree subject. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 We live in Canada, so I'm teaching them some French. If we homeschool next year, I'll be getting a French tutor for my oldest, as my French was mediocre in high school and hasn't gotten any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuckoomamma Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Italian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I listed French, but I should have listed English - it just wasn't a choice. French is our mother tongue, English is our foreign language :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I responded French, Spanish, and Portuguese; however, not all of those are currently being taught and not all to the same children. Our oldest is completely fluent in Brazilian portugese (so much so that Brazilians always complimented him on how well he spoke English not realizing he was an American. :lol:) He converted to Spanish once we moved stateside. #2 took Spanish. #3, 4, and 5 took or are taking French. #6 down will study French in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASDAQ Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Cultural norms dictate we should have begun formal Hebrew this year, but I'm holding off introducing another alphabet until she stops struggling with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicity Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 French, Norwegian, and Icelandic. Dh is francophone and my children all speak French quite fluently. Their written French, especially their grammar, is not as strong. When DD 15 was asked why she is learning Icelandic she replied, "It's so impractical; that's why I love it". That pretty much sums up DD 13's reasoning for studying Norwegian as well. :D That's exactly why I majored in Swedish. Loved it and am now attempting to teach my kids. That and because it's so much easier than Spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) My kids learn their father's native obscure, Eastern European language. His whole family speaks English, but I pushed for them to speak their mother tongue to the kids so they'd grow up familliar with it. It's been a good decision; it's not formally taught, but is instead studied via immersion. One child studies French, the other Spanish - both informally, and more conversationally. (Our educational plan calls for conversational Spanish or French during middle school, followed by formal study of any modern language of their choosing during high school.) My son wants to start German in the spring, so we'll dabble with adding that to the mix; his dad and family are all fluent, so it'll be an easy, conversational immersion study. ETA: I see ASL in the poll. My kids know SEE because that's what I learned as a child, and my siblings and I continue to use it with each other :) Edited December 15, 2011 by eternalknot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Other: Hebrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 ASL and other (Italian). But I'm not teaching either! The kid has been taking a class for the first and Rosetta Stone for the second, plus interacting with native speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRTGSw2K Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 We're teaching Portuguese (European). Our family is Portuguese, so we want the kids to be able to speak to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I voted none (yet anyway). We have some French resources in the house, but nothing really at my kiddos level. Also not a lot of interest from my kids. So I'm cringing inside but just letting it be for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayt ul-Hikmah Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 We've been studying Arabic since day one and have just added Indonesian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enviromommy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 The *hiding in a tent* thread made me wonder what modern languages we're all studying! French (which I speak fluently and am teaching to the kids) and Hebrew (which I do not speak fluently and the kids are doing with an outside tutor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Latin, Greek, German and French. My dd really wants to add Spanish and Japanese, so I'm going to try to look at squeezing one of those in in the new year. She'll only have time to do about 10-15 min per day but I think the consistency is more important than the time spent per session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Mandarin and Swedish, both for cultural heritage. I'm pleasantly surprised by how many Scandinavian languages were mentioned by PPs, not so bad for language(s) spoken by at most 9 million (Sweden's population)! :tongue_smilie: Edited December 22, 2011 by leeyeewah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Christine Petit Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Although I live in a (very) anglophone community, I feel that learning French has opened doors to travel, work opportunities and cultural experiences! I am very proud that my kids speak french and am always looking for opportunities for us to speak French in our community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 French, but I don't really want to. If anything happens that results in the kids having to enter the school system, they'll need to know some French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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