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Do you like to get to the bottom of things? Do you check the origin of words in your two volume Oxford English Dictionary? Do you get lost in the ancient Roman architecture wing of the museum? Well, you know what they say: when in ancient Rome . . .
Latin may be a dead language, but it sure will help you ace those SATs. Latin is the origin of so many English words, you'll find your vocabulary growing by leaps and bounds as soon as you start studying it. Of course, you won't be chatting with any living human beings and you might be forced to read Cicero's speeches, but you will be channeling one monster piece of ancient history.

If that sounds like your song, Latin is for you! Repeat after us: "Ave magistra!"

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Do you like to reach out to others? Are you visually oriented? Do you cherish the sound of silence? If so, ASL (American Sign Language)--a language of gestures and hand symbols that express words and concepts--may be a great choice for you. While not technically a "foreign" language--ASL is indigenous to the United States and parts of Canada--it has become an invaluable means of communication for the deaf in these countries. If communicating in unexpected ways is your dream, you can't go wrong with ASL.

Here it is: Japanese

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Are you into anime, sushi and all things cute? Or do you want to go into finance or the import/export business? Since Japan is the third largest trading partner with the U.S., studying Japanese may be just the ticket. And believe it or not, it's not impossible to learn...

While the Japanese writing system is very complicated--it consists of three different character sets: Kanji (several thousand Chinese characters), Hiragana and Katakana--basic Japanese grammar is relatively simple. And, in comparison with other languages, Japanese has relatively few sounds, so pronunciation poses few problems to most learners.

Do you like to reach out to others? Are you visually oriented? Do you cherish the sound of silence? If so, ASL (American Sign Language)--a language of gestures and hand symbols that express words and concepts--may be a great choice for you.

While not technically a "foreign" language--ASL is indigenous to the United States and parts of Canada--it has become an invaluable means of communication for the deaf in these countries. If communicating in unexpected ways is your dream, you can't go wrong with ASL.

You can even get a jump start on your studies by checking out Gallaudet Univeristy in Washington D.C., named after the inventor of ASL, Thomas Gallaudet.

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Are you into current affairs? Do you want to understand first hand what's in the news? If so, Arabic may be a great language for you to learn.

Arabic is spoken by almost 200 million people in more than 22 countries, from Morocco to Iraq, and as far south as Somalia and the Sudan. As the language of the Qur'an, the Holy book of Islam, it is the first language in Muslim states throughout the world.

The languages of Northern India, Turkey, Iran, Portugal, Spain and parts of Africa are full of words of Arabic origin. So, if you want a better handle on what's going on in the Middle East (and in the U.S.), why not brush up on your Arabic? http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/love0084.gif

Lingua latina :)

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Do you like to get to the bottom of things? Do you check the origin of words in your two volume Oxford English Dictionary? Do you get lost in the ancient Roman architecture wing of the museum? Well, you know what they say: when in ancient Rome . . .
Latin may be a dead language, but it sure will help you ace those SATs. Latin is the origin of so many English words, you'll find your vocabulary growing by leaps and bounds as soon as you start studying it. Of course, you won't be chatting with any living human beings and you might be forced to read Cicero's speeches, but you will be channeling one monster piece of ancient history.

If that sounds like your song, Latin is for you! Repeat after us: "Ave magistra!"

aaaa..dje me nadje:D

SWAHILI

You're no joiner, are you? Maybe you like to be a little bit different? Or perhaps you have an interest in exotic wildlife? Well, try learning Swahili, tiger.

Swahili, or Kiswahili, as it is called by speakers of the language, is the most widely spoken African language south of the Sahara. Only about one million people speak it as a first language, primarily in Kenya and Tanzania, but about 50 million more use it as a second language.

Swahili was originally the language of fishing and farming communities in the coastal areas of present-day Southern Somalia and Kenya. The language and culture developed as trade between East Africa and Arabia, Persia and India grew.

With your adventurous spirit, learning Swahili should be a breeze. You'll soon be saying, "Hakuna matata," which means "no worries!"

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Do you like to reach out to others? Are you visually oriented? Do you cherish the sound of silence? If so, ASL (American Sign Language)--a language of gestures and hand symbols that express words and concepts--may be a great choice for you.
While not technically a "foreign" language--ASL is indigenous to the United States and parts of Canada--it has become an invaluable means of communication for the deaf in these countries. If communicating in unexpected ways is your dream, you can't go wrong with ASL.

You can even get a jump start on your studies by checking out Gallaudet Univeristy in Washington D.C., named after the inventor of ASL, Thomas Gallaudet.