DS1 got accepted to his first choice independent secondary, yay!
But he now has to make a decision on languages. He has to continue to take French, and he also needs to add another language.
He is bright, received an academic scholarship and loves most subjects. He does not love French though, and it’s the only subject that he struggles with, especially verbally.
He doesn’t mind Latin, he’s taken it for a couple of years and is at the top of the class, but he doesn’t find it very interesting.
He is bilingual as we speak a Nordic language at home.
On the one hand he is really interested in Chinese, both the language and the culture. On the other hand he knows he struggles with languages, and that Chinese is very much about the pronunciation. He is worried it will take too much time and energy from his other subjects, he is also worried he will never reach a level in Chinese that is expected from a scholar at the school.
Continuing with Latin will be the easy way out, but perhaps not the most fun? Then again, the interest in Chinese might fade and then he can’t take Latin for GCSE which he might want to.
I know this is only his decision, but he’s asked for my input and so I’m asking for yours :)
It’s Dulwich College btw, if anyone has any actual experience of the language department there?
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Year 9 language. Latin or Chinese?
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LeFaye · 18/02/2019 08:43
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