Languages in Uni

[Noblesse]

Hey guys,

I've been considering doing a language (Japanese) at uni (UoM - if I get into it), and was wondering if learning a language in university is a good idea? I know there are beginners classes, but overall is learning a completely new language harder than other subjects?

Thanks

[bturville]

yep, i do. its great. for a BCom degree, take the langs as your breadth. Thats what i do. I'm coping with learning by scratch fine.

[ninwa]

nope it's definitely no harder than any other subject there is, because you'll be put into a beginner's course and they'll teach you from the beginning

[bubble sunglasses]

Hey guys,

I've been considering doing a language (Japanese) at uni (UoM - if I get into it), and was wondering if learning a language in university is a good idea? I know there are beginners classes, but overall is learning a completely new language harder than other subjects?

Thanks

 s'what Neobeo does

[cara.mel]

Hey guys,

I've been considering doing a language (Japanese) at uni (UoM - if I get into it), and was wondering if learning a language in university is a good idea? I know there are beginners classes, but overall is learning a completely new language harder than other subjects?

Thanks

 s'what Neobeo does

He doesnt do a new gen degree/melbourne model infected degree though

[Noblesse]

Thanks for the help guys. Definitely considering learning Japanese as breadth.

yep, i do. its great. for a BCom degree, take the langs as your breadth. Thats what i do. I'm coping with learning by scratch fine.

If you don't mind me asking, what language are you learning?

[bturville]

If you don't mind me asking, what language are you learning?

It was a toss up for me between French, Spanish and Japanese but in the end I chose French. I figured it was so similar to english i would be able to pick it up faster

Also if you apply at the end of first year, take the lang for all 3 years of breadth and take an extra 2 subjects in 2nd year you can get a diploma in modern languages. Thats what my plan is

[xox.happy1.xox]

Aww... I would kill to learn German at Uni level. What types of courses actually entail this?

[bubble sunglasses]

Aww... I would kill to learn German at Uni level. What types of courses actually entail this?

 Arts, a double degree involving Arts, a diploma in languages, or simply a breadth subject

[xox.happy1.xox]

Aww... I would kill to learn German at Uni level. What types of courses actually entail this?

 Arts, a double degree involving Arts, a diploma in languages, or simply a breadth subject

Would a course in Law suffice?

[cara.mel]

Aww... I would kill to learn German at Uni level. What types of courses actually entail this?

 Arts, a double degree involving Arts, a diploma in languages, or simply a breadth subject

Would a course in Law suffice?

Depends where you want to do it
-At UoM you can't do undergrad law any more
-At Monash you have 2 first year electives but after that you can only choose from law subjects according to their course map
I don't know if anywhere else is decent to do law

[AppleXY]

It's best to do law like at UNSW currently for undegrads

[bubble sunglasses]

Aww... I would kill to learn German at Uni level. What types of courses actually entail this?

 Arts, a double degree involving Arts, a diploma in languages, or simply a breadth subject

Would a course in Law suffice?

 see if where you want to do Law offers German. If they don't, it is possible to outsource it from another uni

[hard]

So if i was to do engineering at let's say melb uni or la trobe, then i can also do a language such as french as a breadth or whatever they call it?

Even though i know NOTHING other than bonjour, about french, i can still learn it and do well?

[bubble sunglasses]

 you have to do breadth at Melbourne. Yes, there's a beginners stream