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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please do not jump on me for this question. I am a multi-lingual and know the benefit of being able to converse with people in a social environment. I have not learned foreign language in an academic environment so I sometimes wonder, other than the credits for graduation, are there any benefits of continuing higher level courses in foreign language? Appreciate the help.
What do you prefer? Spanish or French? Some school also offer Chinese.[/quote]

The big difference is that you can write properly and translate more complex texts.  My kid isn't there yet, but I have been told that from an English-only family a student doesn't reach functional literacy  (speaking, listening, reading and writing) in Spanish until the first AP level.[/quote]
Not sure about other schools/languages, but DC's Spanish AP 4 class is mostly verbal/audio and written essays.  DC said the difficulty level went up significantly between Spanish 3 and 4.  Seems like a lot of kids are struggling in that class right now.

I'm also bilingual (not Spanish), but I can't write much at all, only speak it, and barely read it.[/quote]

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