mum23 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hi All, I would like to start my children learning a language young. Spanish is a very popular choice around here where I live. I learned only German (Lutheran high school). My husband is of German and French heritage. I am of Russian heritage and have a lot of friends who speak Russian. I have no idea what language would be most beneficial for my children to learn first. (and I do not want to start with Latin) :) Any recommendations? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I would start with the one you have some knowledge of. For us, it's German since I was born and raised there and am (obviously) fluent. Good luck with your decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum23 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Thank you. :) That seems like it would be the easiest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbpaulie Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 We just went through the same question for my upcoming 3rd grader. My parents are german and I am a fluent speaker. We were deciding btwn languages k12 offers - French, Latin, German and Spanish. We ultimately decided to go w/ Spanish. While it would be nice if the kids could speak the same foreign language that I do... I feel that in the long run as an American, Spanish is much more important. We're planning on Spanish for now and Latin later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhappyjoyjoy Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I took Spanish in high school and college. I never got very far with it. I lived in Italy and spoke some Italian, but I lost it. I decided to go with a totally different language first. We're learning French. We're using Learnables, which has gone very well so far. DS1 is flying through it. He's almost done with the first computer cd-rom. Then he moves to listening to CDs with the book. I'm going to see how it goes from there. It may be more teacher intensive than I'm looking for. I don't know yet. If it is, despite my desires not to, I may try Rosetta Stone for Spanish in 2 years. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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