foriegn language

[ben89]

i herd my sceince teacher said in passing before that u need to learn a foriegn language to be a astronout is this true? <br /><br />couldnt get the full lowdown on it cuz she went on maternaty leave before xmas break. and the substitute sceince teacher dont know much bout sceince. dont even think hes fit to teach cuz all he do is stare at the gurls and the guys that look like gurls.<br /><br />why a foreing language? i understand that u would work with sceintists from other counties but dont they speak english already? and dont think it matters what language u speak on the moon.

 

[telfrow]

I'm tempted to say that you should probably master the English language before you try and tackle a foreign language, but that's a little too obvious. <img src="/images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <strong><font color="#3366ff">Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild.</font> - <font color="#3366ff"><em>Tennyson</em></font></strong> </div>

 

[ben89]

think i speak it alrigth. i know ive trouble with the written but my english teacher says i improved actualy, were writeing alot of compositions in class right now.

 

[tfwthom]

I can't resist. I tried, but I just can't do it.<br /><br />Try learning to communicate in English first. It took awhile to figure out what you were trying to type.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1" color="#3366ff">www.siriuslookers.org</font> </div>

 

[yevaud]

Why? Simple: virtually all Undergraduate degree programs in the US require you to take 4 semesters of a foreign language (I took French - and promptly lost 99% of it once done, but that's another story).<br /><br />Start now. It's easier when you're young. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[ben89]

i know it. Doin alot of reading and writeing everyday to practise.<br /><br />my regular sceince teacher said if i went too college i"d need foriegn language credits. my question is waht language is most benificial to me if i become a astronout?<br /><br />is it russian? frensh? japanees?<br /><br />

 

[ben89]

german you think? enstein was german.<br /><br />i need too be adviced right now.

 

[yevaud]

Hard to say. I was recommended to take French, as the French are also world-players in the fields my majors covered. German is also useful. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[ben89]

i"ll look into etheir french or german then. itll be alrigth to learn somthin new n foriegn, im kinda lookin foreward too it/

 

[hiro2002]

Nations which has manned spacecraft are USA, Russia and China.<br />You should learn Russian or Chinese languase.<br />I feel bitter abount Japan doesn't have manned spacecraft. <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" /><br /><br />To put it bluntly, You need not learn foreign language because you can use Engish.<br />

 

[tplank]

If I were learning a second language right now and had free choice, it would be Mandarin. Pretty much a no brainer. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>The Disenfranchised Curmudgeon</p><p>http://tonyplank.blogspot.com/ </p> </div>

 

[dougum3882]

Honestly, I don't think it will make or break you by choosing one or another. The important thing is that you learn a foreign language (or more than one if you can). Personally, when I think about major space pioneers past, present, and future, I think of Russia (other than the US) but I am no expert. What I would do would be to find someone you know or at your school who knows a foreign language and would be willing to help you learn it and start with that one. If not, see if you can find someone who is interested in learning the same language as you so that you have someone to study with and someone who you can practice with.

 

[ben89]

russian, french, german n spanish r oferred at my school but most of the students take spanish. <br /><br />the only ones who take the ohter langages r students whos ancesters r russian french or german. they want to connect with there heritage

 

[ben89]

to poster Hiro its between russian and chinese right now although chinese is not oferred at my highscool i"ll have too wait til i get to college to prolly have a taste of chinese but i can take russian at my school now if i choose/ <br /><br />i"m goin to talk to the sponsor of our sceince club 2 see what he thinks bout it

 

[rodrunner79]

Is it me or you're deliberately mistyping your words. If not, then you might want to add some spelling classes and proper punctuation with those Foreign Language classes.

 

[kauboi]

To learn a foreign language properly it is better to understand your own language first and to use it well, you'll see how much easier it gets for you to grasp other grammar structures.

 

[ben89]

2 respunder roadrunner ive trouble with seeing letters corectly sometimes/ there order i mean n i just type fast so its prolly misstyping<br /><br />i apreciate ur interest in my spelling n punktuation, all i can say is i"m tryin real hard. i may not have the same advantage as other people but i"m just as entuhsiastic n hardworking

 

[ben89]

2 poster kawboi thank u 4 the advise, ive herd this from my english teachers before. the one i have now says ive improved a good deal actualy<br /><br />think i have too. think my mind just go faster than my fingers wehn i type, thats why

 

[ben89]

to Mr Plank why Mandarin? u said it was obvious, i"m afraid its not obvious 2 me

 

[kauboi]

I think he is saying that mandarin is a, relatively, easy language to learn. I agree that grammatcally is one of the easiest languages but I wouldn't consider writing and speaking it properly a "no brainer".

 

[ben89]

to poster kawboi or Mr Plank is mandarin the same as the chinese language some here r recomending me?<br />

 

[kauboi]

Yes, mandarin is basically what people refer as chinese, although there are several different dialects like cantonese. Mandarin is, by far, the most used one though.

 

[scull]

German is not tough for English speakers either. Both languages are from the same family (Germanic) so there's a lot of similarities.<br />

 

[kauboi]

That's until you start messing with <i>dativ, akkusativ, genitiv</i> and the feminin, masculine and neutral articles and all their variations <img src="/images/icons/tongue.gif" />

 

[ben89]

thank u 2 pasters kawboi n scull this is exackly the kind of feedback i need