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I would go for the one you have the most interest in, not necessarily the one you think will be most useful.
I studied Spanish for 3 years in high school because I thought it would be useful, and I hated every minute of it. Then in the past few years I studied two Native American languages as well as Latin, and, because I had such an interest in them, they were relatively easy for me.
BTW, one thing Latin has over most other languages is that since it involves translation instead of conversation, you don't need another person to practice it.
To complete my bachelors I need 2 years of a language.
I initially was hesitant, but have become intrigued about learning a new language as time has passed by.
The safe play is Spanish. It's a universal language in the sense that it isn't broken into regional dialects like an arabic language.
It is useful in the US, and with the changing demos it will become even more valuable.
Also swimming in the back of my head is arabic, just because I see the value in a government type of position, and its a language not many are fluent in.
I think Chinese is the way to go. Think of how valuable you'd be to both business and government.
Spanish. I could never learn the languages of all the places I want to visit. And Spanish is like, the second language of America. I've never met a person living in the stares who wasn't elderly, who spoke say french or German or Italian, and not english.
Met tons who are from Latin America and speak Spanish bit not a word of english. Gotta deal with them. God all that verb conjugation is annoyin though. Every verb has like, 30'different forms and for most there is no logic or rules as to why it is what it is. It just is.
What about Portuguese? Brazil is a big emerging economy, I feel as if it could really benefit in the business world. I mean let's say you are in sports advertising/marketing, I can imagine Portuguese could come in hand in let's say when the World Cup and the Olympics come around.
I am currently learning Portuguese, and hope I can utilize it in the near future. It also helps that it is a very rare language here in the U.S.
To complete my bachelors I need 2 years of a language.
I initially was hesitant, but have become intrigued about learning a new language as time has passed by.
The safe play is Spanish. It's a universal language in the sense that it isn't broken into regional dialects like an arabic language.
It is useful in the US, and with the changing demos it will become even more valuable.
Also swimming in the back of my head is arabic, just because I see the value in a government type of position, and its a language not many are fluent in.
Spanish is a no-brainer, yes. But if you are interested in government, then try Arabic. You can always learn Spanish later. Not as many opportunities to learn Arabic. Take advantage of the college classes that are available.
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