GCSE's in Languages

Hello

Well, im only in year 9 but cause I am in a very strict school they are practically forcing us to think about our GCSE's already. I would really like to do French but all the other year 9 people tell me im on my own there - practically no one is going to do it. Im good it at, and bad at all other languages. What is the usefulness of taking French at GCSE, I mean, I know then you can practically speak it fluent but what jobs does it get you? Also, now Irish is an official EU language, the school asked me if I want to take it next year or the year after as a A Level, since its not one many people know. I will be doing that, but what advantages does that have? I looked it up on google and I cant find anything :(.

Please help, and give your views if you have done either for GCSE or want too.

Thanks :)

maybe because yr9 is the year when you choose what you want to do for your GCSE? its got nout 2 do with how strict your school is lol.

Plus, translating for a big company can earn you tons :) so learning a foreign language could be beneficial, all depends what you wanna do when you leave :P

Year 9 is the year before you start your GCSE's so you've got to choose them this year so that is not exactly strict.

Anyway, learning a language will open up opportunites for you in other countries if you get a decent GCSE in the subject, for example if you take Spanish and come out with an A then you could easily get a job in Spain if your other results are good.
That applies for all languages.

Year 9 is kinda important is leading to u for year 10, btw just incase u never know gcse ain't just year 11 it is year 10 aswell :S

I may be taking my Spanish GCSE at the end of year 9. Last year one of the Year 9s who took French got an A*, which none of the Year 11s got.

According to our languages department they look good on CVs in a lot of jobs.

Oh yea I forgot all about options this year! Lol!

Anyway, At the end of this year im dropping German cause I HATE IT SO MUCH and when I joined the school, I joined a year late and they all spoke german and the school I was at before didnt teach it, so I never understood it. I doing Italian instead of German, so to conclude - I think I will do French, Italian and Irish GCSE's. I never thought about being a translator before but actually I would really like to do it if I know them all :D

You need to be really good at a language to do it at GCSE

and dont do it of they do the WJEC board, you have to memorise coursework and do it in class, all mine are like 30 made up words :P

In year 8/9 I hated languages, my memory is so bad. In fact I didn't like my teacher and didn't do hardly any work in year 9. I don't know what made me do it but I took French at GCSE and I came out with a B. Which isn't too bad really. Another language is a good thing to do just for simple things like travelling, it looks pretty good on CVs and it's something different I guess but yeah don't just do subjects because your mates are doing them, do what you want.

I'm doing french in year 11, it's crap and boring.
Of course i'd like to um speak it as it would help on cv's and whatever however I mess around in french lessons. I don't give a toss on what i get in my french gcse's or whatever, an F would do me. I'm not revising for it at all, i'm a rebel!!1