Is it worth taking a second lanuage?

[=Lizzy]

I was asked by my teachers to take it for my GCSE.


But is it worth it?

[dbgtz]

It shows a good ability to learn different ways but I wouldn't say it's vital, especially if you're not going to university. It's just one of those things it looks good to have even if it's just a C.

Trust me, I know. My school made us do a 2nd language and this was the main reason, well that and to become language specialists (which failed).

[Gibs960]

I don't think it should be learnt as much as it is, maybe once every 2 weeks, unless you're going to visit a french speaking language often, why learn french? That's just my personal opinion, it looks better on a job application I suppose, but that's about it

[dogboy123]

Ours school is a language college, and we have to do 2 languages. I do spanish as 1st, french 2nd. I think that the extra french lesson a week helps my spanish 9that I actually want to do well in), and it's really useful.

[Jordy]

Possibly, I always regret not taking foreign languages more seriously. Although surprisingly, the French & German I did learn in Year 7-9, I pretty much remember it all. Hopefully I'll become fluent in a second language later in life.

The myth that you need them to get into Universities winds me up though, they don't care for your GCSEs and it doesn't matter if you have one in languages or not.

[HotelUser]

There's a mandatory 6 years where you have to take French here. I sort of forgot most of it, as French isn't really important for me to know.

Having said that I'm assuming with smaller country sizes there's a lot more language diversity!

[Jordy]

There's a mandatory 6 years where you have to take French here. I sort of forgot most of it, as French isn't really important for me to know.

Having said that I'm assuming with smaller country sizes there's a lot more language diversity!

In the UK there is no language diversity. It is purely English, they speak Welsh in parts of Wales, however all Welsh speakers can also speak English so meh.

[HotelUser]

In the UK there is no language diversity. It is purely English, they speak Welsh in parts of Wales, however all Welsh speakers can also speak English so meh.

Oh, ok. Nevermind then!!

[Jordy]

Oh, ok. Nevermind then!!

Do all French speakers in Canada also speak English?

[HotelUser]

Do all French speakers in Canada also speak English?

No, not all of them. A great deal do, though.