Faiqamir wrote:
Hi
I have received email from WOodford county school to choose a language either Latin or German to study in year 7 starting this year September. It would be helpful if someone can guide me in this regard . My daughter has an excellent memory but she hates literature and hardly reads any story book . I am so confused which language to choose . I want her to study a language which has better scope .
Regards
Well, the obvious difference is that she will more readily find someone to practice speaking the one with than the other, but each has its uses. I'd rather my DC be offered the option to do both, as I was (out of ours, only DS1 did - German in class and Latin as a 'by invitation' lunchtime extra), but I assume that is not an option here.
I don't know what textbooks are used for Latin at KS3 there days, but for German she will almost certainly have a 'topic based' textbook ('In the home', 'Hobbies', etc), not a 'story book'.
I have to say I find 'Latin (a 'dead' language but of some use in understanding where some other languages come from, so to speak) or German (a very much alive language)?' a slightly odd choice to have to make. Is this to be her only foreign language, or as a second one in addition to ?French?