Should I learn Italian, French, or Spanish?

I take French and it's quite good and the most useful of all the languages. It's the most widely used language and is best recognised by universities on students' CVs. I also take Latin and its closest 'relative' language-wise is English, followed by French.

I often notice similarities in French lessons to Latin words, and vice versa. Anyway I think you should take French because it is more beneficial as you say, and don't be swayed by what your grandmother wants you to take - HOWEVER, if you think that she would be able to help you a lot with your Spanish, and you feel that you already know a bit of Spanish because of her, then I would go with Spanish because you'll do better at it than French or Italian, and it will please your grandmother at the same time. If your family derives from Spain, then Spanish may end up more useful for you PERSONALLY.

It's entirely up to you - do what you feel would be more useful FOR YOU, and choose the language that you would most want to learn.

I'd highly recommend Rocket French to others. Why? It is especially useful for "false beginners" like me.

It was most beneficial to have a clear and concise explanation in English and then a comparison to French. The group French lessons I had recently taken would never explain in English what it was they were imparting, ie. An English translation of grammar points, or vocabulary, etc. - this was frowned upon.

But http://tinyurl.com/RocketFrenchToday does this. It clears up any confusion and lets you move on without feeling unsure or confused on just what it is you are saying/comprehending. You can really benefit from having this wealth of information to guide you and it'll give you a lot of confidence in learning French.

I work with quite a few Quebecois and they have been very impressed with my progress ever since I started using Rocket French. The weekly newsletter is most helpful in providing interesting aspects of French culture and language and reading the text has become easier and easier to understand. Often I start following a lesson and find I click on some aspect that I'm not too sure about and then follow this link to a deeper level and I get so deep into the subtleties that I loose track of what it was I was trying to study but nevertheless I gain a clear understanding of what it was that intrigued me.

This increases my confidence tremendously that the next time I come across this point I can move on knowing I understand instead it instead of just brushing it by. So, I find that I now don't worry about not finishing a lesson from front to back because there is also so much more to learn on the way through the lesson from the links provided. A text book could never do this.

The electronic version is so much more handy to use. Check site Rocket French Site: http://tinyurl.com/RocketFrenchToday.

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