{"id":4635,"date":"2013-01-23T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2016-06-29T16:04:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T20:04:56","slug":"parlez-vous-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=4635","title":{"rendered":"parlez vous…. languages?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi!<\/p>\n

I’m an American freshman in high school, and my parents are already urging me to research colleges that I’d like to apply for. U of T has been on my list for a little while now. I absolutely love Toronto- I go there every summer, and the people seem great. I’ve also heard that it is among the top list of schools in terms of language programs. (The US News website ranked University of Toronto as #7 on their list of language schools :D)<\/p>\n

Specifically, I’m interested in education and language studies. I’m hoping to do something with either Spanish, French, Russian, or German (Can’t decide!) I’d also love to be a schoolteacher someday… I was also thinking of combining the two and teaching English abroad, or another foreign language back in the States.<\/p>\n

In your opinion, how well is your language program? And will I be able to pursue a major\/minor in education?<\/p>\n

Thanks! (And sorry for being a clueless American minor…)
\n-Maddie \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Hey Maddie!<\/p>\n

I’m glad to hear you love Toronto. Toronto rocks!<\/p>\n

Now what do I personally think of the language program? I think it’s great! UofT is extremely supportive of immersing oneself in different cultures. I mean, we are located in the middle of Toronto, a highly diverse city, so there ya go! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

But to be completely honest, I’ve never taken any language courses (aside from like… Old English), so I asked a few people that I know who have<\/em> and here’s what I’ve basically gathered:<\/p>\n