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As some of you may know (actually, if you don't know, you're an idiot ^_^; ) Miss L does mini-Japanese lessons on the guild. Miss L loves foreign languages. >_>;

Guess what? So do them crazy Japanese! :O

Gogaku sukuru, foreign langauage schools, are really common nowadays. Also Eikaiwas. (english conversation schools)

Miss L is concerned because Americans don't have these sorts of schools. Of course we have universities that teach foreign languages, but not specific places. This frustrates her too, since she's too young to go to a university. ;_;''

Anyway.

Discuss:
~Benefits Of Foreign Language Schools
~Why American doesn't have 'em
~Anything concerning 'gogakus'.

Noo, but it is indeed true.

American's would be so much more advanced and intelligent if we had like a required forgein launguage class in as early as elementary school @__@

It's easier to learn new launguages when you're younger, or so they say >__>;;

At my school, the only other foreign language we can learn is Spanish and French. They just introduced the French class this year....I like to learn different languages but, I hate the lack of choice at our school...but it's really not the schools fault, they don't have enough money for the teachers and books and other stuff like that...If we could get more funding for education from the government...that would solve most of the problems I think....

So besides English, what other foreign languages are popular to learn in Japan??

There are a few small language schools. I know there is at least one Japanese language school in Seattle... somewhere... that mostly focuses on little kids, but also has some adult classes.

Also, since English evolved into the "Universal Language of Business," there hasn't been a need for most Americans to learn a second language because anywhere that they go- apart from maybe third-world countries- someone will speak English.

Americans also tend to be stubborn and selfish with a kind of "They should conform to me" attitude, Oh don't deny it, you know it's true. so humbling themselves enough to learn another language or another culture is somewhat out-of-character.

I'm not saying that Americans are bad or anything, I'm just trying to offer an opinion based on our culture and habits.