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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is an applicant with Mandarin Chinese coursework through four years (with no family or other connection to the language, and with 2/3 to 3/4 of the class having Mandarin Chinese as the primary language / language spoken at home) perceived to have pursued a FL path with far greater rigor than one where the applicant's FL is Spanish or French?[/quote]

Why do you assume Spanish or French is less rigorous than Chinese? At my DC’s school Chinese is known as the language to take if you want an easy A. [/quote]

I think most people would assure you that your stated experience is very, very unusual. What did the study of Chinese entail in your DC's school? Visiting Panda Express and making dragon boats from the menus?

For starters, Romance languages share a great deal in common. If your DC is a native English speaker, the jump-off point to Spanish and French is more like a shuffle. Next, alphabets. How can you compare the use of essentially the same alphabet with having to read and write in characters and tones?

Lastly, ... actually, forget it. If you seriously believe that Mandarin Chinese is an easier path than Spanish and French, my time is wasted in responding further.[/quote]

I lied.

https://www.state.gov/foreign-language-training/

24 weeks for Spanish. 30 weeks for French.

88 Weeks for Mandarin Chinese.[/quote]

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