Asking
Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

Which language should I continue to study?

Hello, I'm in college and I'm currently studying Spanish and French right now. I'm a foreign language major, and these two languages were originally supposed to be side projects until I transferred schools. Well, it turns out that I want to continue studying them, but I can only continue studying one of them when I transfer (because studying 3-4 languages at the same time is a bit much for me). When I transfer, I'll be studying Japanese (I also had plans to study Modern Greek but it turns out that the college I'm transferring to no longer offers it).

I am American, so most people would say I should continue to study Spanish. While that sounds the most logical, I'm also having a really fun time learning French and I am looking for ways to apply that to my career later on in life (I want to open my own book publishing company that focuses on translating/publishing manga, although realistically I'll probably only be able to work for a publisher because I don't see myself having the money to start my own publishing house lol). Of course, I'm having a lot of fun learning Spanish, too. I'm also picking it up a lot more well than French, so maybe I should go on to learn Spanish, but I don't want to give up on French either.

I feel really stuck right now with this decision, and I should have a decision by the middle of next month when fall registration opens up for the college I'm transferring to (I have a meeting with my advisor who is going to help me set up my schedule for the fall semester).
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
Rambler · M
Spanish does seem to have the most potential at least in the near future, and Japanese should too. … A friend of mine is a young scholar of Chinese and is having a good career with that as well.

Working for an existing publisher makes a lot of sense before you try to start your own. Learn the business working with somebody else’s money.

Good luck .. :)
BlackBloodDemon · 22-25
@Rambler Thank you! And of course, I would like to work for someone first. Maybe I can look into getting a minor in Spanish or French if I really can't decide (since I had plans to study 3 languages anyway, but the issue is I'm having a hard time studying Spanish and French together). (: