Modern Languages

messedup89
messedup89 Registered Posts: 1,281 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
Is there anyway for an adult to study for a french, italien or spanish qualification? Its a possible future accounting path. I didnt take any languages at GCSE or A level:001_unsure:
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  • Bookworm55
    Bookworm55 Registered Posts: 479 Dedicated contributor ๐Ÿฆ‰
    YMMV, but your local college probably runs part-time language courses for absolute beginners. My local one offers French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin for beginners, and many courses lead to qualifications of some type or other.

    Herts Regional College website

    But the older you are (and that's old as in 15+), the harder it is to learn new languages. I'm tone deaf, and so can't learn tonal languages like Mandarin at all.
  • CJC
    CJC Registered Posts: 1,657 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Likewise, my local college offers a full range of part-time language courses up to GCSE level.
  • kellyriddell
    kellyriddell Registered Posts: 84 Regular contributor โญ
    Yeah your best bet will be your local college either that or maybe distance learning via the net? Theyll send you all of the audio tapes and learn from home.....though that wouldnt be the best option for me!
  • CJC
    CJC Registered Posts: 1,657 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    You may find your local library service has language learning materials too.
  • steveJ
    steveJ Registered Posts: 694 Epic contributor ๐Ÿ˜
    That's my next goal. To learn japanese. Would love to work over there in the future sometime. Have you heard of rosetta stone ? Its a computer based course. I don't think there is a qualification at the end of it, but this might give you a great grounding on starting a course. How would you fit it in with revising/studying ? That's the problem I'm struggling with at the moment.lol.
  • messedup89
    messedup89 Registered Posts: 1,281 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    My local college does language courses but they dont lead to a qualification?
    If say i wanted to be an italian speaking accountant, would the language need to be down on my CV as a qualification e.g. gcse, nvq, or will it be ok just putting down that i attended and completed perhaps a 36week course?
  • lessci
    lessci Registered Posts: 180 Dedicated contributor ๐Ÿฆ‰
    Most local college courses are aimed at "getting by" on holidays, but they are a good starting place, the business language and/or conversational language are very different, and if you don't use them you lose them, I did a Level french and german a few years ago, but I wouldn't say I could speak either of them well now.
  • mark130273
    mark130273 Registered Posts: 4,234 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    ive always wondered if there is more money if you could do accounts in different laugs....?
  • AK002
    AK002 Registered Posts: 2,492 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    I speak Glaswegian lol :)!
  • mark130273
    mark130273 Registered Posts: 4,234 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    ive always wished i learn another language .enough that i could speak it ok'ish...
  • messedup89
    messedup89 Registered Posts: 1,281 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    greek would be good
    Ive seen from job advertisements accountants who can speak another language can earn a lot
  • mark130273
    mark130273 Registered Posts: 4,234 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    but i dont think i would like to do accounts in japan or china......thinking drawing all them symbols and that....
  • blobbyh
    blobbyh Registered Posts: 2,415 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    I can fluently speak two languages - English and American.
  • CJC
    CJC Registered Posts: 1,657 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    I'm fluent in bullsh*t and gibberish.
  • mark130273
    mark130273 Registered Posts: 4,234 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    I can fluently speak two languages - English and American.

    i cant speak or type any of them too ??
  • AK002
    AK002 Registered Posts: 2,492 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    i cant speak or type any of them too ??

    I do hope that was on purpose :001_tt2:
  • lessci
    lessci Registered Posts: 180 Dedicated contributor ๐Ÿฆ‰
    I can fluently speak two languages - English and American.

    What no Autralian or Canadian? :wink:
  • blobbyh
    blobbyh Registered Posts: 2,415 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Good point. The only one I can't speak loosely based on the English language is Scouse but that's no loss.
  • LeeS2009
    LeeS2009 Registered Posts: 1,515 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    CJC wrote: ยป
    I'm fluent in bullsh*t and gibberish.

    I can laugh in French & japanese :lol:
  • mark130273
    mark130273 Registered Posts: 4,234 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    AK002 wrote: ยป
    I do hope that was on purpose :001_tt2:

    yes:tongue_smilie:
  • AK002
    AK002 Registered Posts: 2,492 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Good good :)
  • mark130273
    mark130273 Registered Posts: 4,234 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    AK002 wrote: ยป
    Good good :)

    i know even sometime i can be smarter than the average bear !
  • AK002
    AK002 Registered Posts: 2,492 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    lol, hmmm..
  • mark130273
    mark130273 Registered Posts: 4,234 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    AK002 wrote: ยป
    lol, hmmm..

    gee thanks ....love you too ??:001_tt1:
  • AK002
    AK002 Registered Posts: 2,492 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    gee thanks ....love you too ??:001_tt1:

    Oooft, watch it you :001_tt2:
  • LeeS2009
    LeeS2009 Registered Posts: 1,515 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Top of the morning to every one...hope you all enjoyed the sunshine :thumbup1:
  • Diannew
    Diannew Registered Posts: 2,814 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Top of the morning to every one...hope you all enjoyed the sunshine :thumbup1:

    Didn't realise you were Irish...................Top o' the Morning to you too:lol::lol:
  • LeeS2009
    LeeS2009 Registered Posts: 1,515 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Didn't realise you were Irish...................Top o' the Morning to you too:lol::lol:

    I am not Irish....although could do with some irish luck at the moment...nice weekend? :001_smile:
  • mark130273
    mark130273 Registered Posts: 4,234 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    sunshine ????? was blooooooomming sunshine ......still waiting for it ?
  • LeeS2009
    LeeS2009 Registered Posts: 1,515 Beyond epic contributor ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
    sunshine ????? was blooooooomming sunshine ......still waiting for it ?

    what?????? are you saying you have had no cloudless blue skies with a burning hot sun over the weekend??
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