What foreign language should I choose?
Check Language Difficulty If you really enjoy a challenge and want to try something different, try Mandarin or Japanese—these languages that use a completely different alphabet. Languages like Spanish and French, while still challenging to learn, are likely more familiar to you.
Why should I learn Japanese?
In addition, when you learn Japanese, you become not only proficient in the language but also gain an insider view of the culture. Understanding the Japanese work ethic, their business etiquette, and knowing which cultural faux pas to avoid can often make or break an important business deal.
Is it possible to learn Spanish and Japanese at the same time?
Inherent in your question is the assumption that you need to make a trade-off between learning the two. You could learn both, but that is an answer to another question. I studied Spanish and Japanese at the same time back in college, along with several other languages. The main takeaways:
Why don’t more Japanese people speak English?
When it comes to reasons behind Japanese people’s low level of English speaking proficiency, the blame has largely been cast on Japan’s foreign language education system.
How many years does it take to learn English in Japan?
While most Japanese graduate secondary school with at least 6 years of compulsory English education, the goal of English learning in classrooms has never truly been on language acquisition – at least not in the sense of being able to use English to converse with others.
Are Japanese people comfortable speaking English on a conversational level?
Even for this group, it’s perceived that less than 20\% of Japanese are comfortable using English on a conversational level. In fact, this low estimate may be overly generous when looking at the 2016 statistics of Rakuten’s online survey on Japanese people’s attitudes towards English.