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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (32212)10/12/2001 6:26:45 PM
From: Poet  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
Hi Karen,

I know I'm jumping in late in this language conversation, but I thought I'd add some anecdotal stuff (if that nasty X doesn't bite my head off):

I took Spanish in school from third grade through high school, then majored in it, along with psych, in college, achieving a high degree of fluency. I've used it in countless ways, only some of which were professional. For me, some of the greatest benefit I've had in being bilingual is a good understanding of the different worldview of those for whom Spanish is their mother tongue. The different sense of humor, the differences in usage between various Spanish-speaking countries, and most important (to me) the ability to read an entirely different canon of literature has made my learning Spanish one of the best decisions I ever made.
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