Take Foreign Language or a less time-consuming humanities elective?

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This discussion centers on the decision between taking a foreign language or a foreign culture class to fulfill a 6-hour requirement at school. Participants emphasize that learning a language requires more than just academic study, suggesting it demands significant effort and practice. The consensus leans towards opting for the less time-consuming foreign culture classes, especially for students with heavy math course loads. Ultimately, the choice should align with personal interest and academic workload management.

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at my school students need to take either 6 hours of "foreign culture" class or 6 hours of a foreign language.

Which do you think I should do? The foreign culture classes are way less time-consuming but I thought it would be interesting to learn a second language.

Thanks!
 
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I don't think you can learn a language in any meaningful way in a purely academic setting, it is a lot more effort than that.
 
Woopydalan said:
I don't think you can learn a language in any meaningful way in a purely academic setting, it is a lot more effort than that.

Well since I don't want to take 4 math classes at a time, I have an open slot in my scheudle each semester so I thought foreign language would be an interesting way to fill it.

What non-math class do you guys think I should take each semester?
 
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Well if your math classes take up a lot of time, take whatever is the least amount of effort for a non-major class in my opinion.
 

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