https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:04:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2282447 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 01:12:19 +0000 sunny 2282447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think Spanish is more useful in the U.S. and while traveling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2281626 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 12:44:22 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2281626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spanish is much more widely applicable in the U.S. My girls love using their Spanish in the community. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2281613 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 12:33:31 +0000 jhd 2281613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would choose French for my son, because that's what I teach and I love it! It would be very useful at the global level, even though he may not encounter many French speakers in the U.S. But as a language teacher I agree with @looch: that it's more about learning to learn a language than the language choice itself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2281576 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:53:08 +0000 MediaNaranja 2281576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know that you could go wrong with either, but Spanish would probably wind up being more useful. But then again I would probably choose French since we already speak Spanish at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2281297 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 09:01:54 +0000 Charm54 2281297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>French, but I'm in Canada and live in a bilingual community so it's pretty much a necessity to have around here. Also, I've found that being able to speak French allows me to communicate with people from many different countries when traveling since it is so widely spoken. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2281292 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 09:00:27 +0000 Keybee 2281292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree, Spanish. Your child will use it more, I really should have paid attention to my Spanish classes in high school because when I entered the work force I really could have used it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2281250 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:45:45 +0000 shellio 2281250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vote Spanish - my kids go to a Spanish immersion school and we chose it over French and Mandarin. Like others have said, for most areas in the US it is much more useful. Plus DH and I speak some Spanish so they can't pull too many shenanigans on us as they get older ;) There are lots of parents in our school that have their kids in a language that the parents themselves don't speak though. Is this a long term class though? I agree with others that it probably doesn't matter too much at this point, put her in which ever class you want and just be proud that you can give her early exposure to a second language. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2280084 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:30:16 +0000 catlady 2280084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would choose Spanish over French, simply because I was in French immersion (I was fluent as a child) and it has been useless to me as a second language. I think Spanish would be more useful in the U.S. However if I had the option of Mandarin, I would choose that over any European language. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2280078 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:29:23 +0000 avivoca 2280078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd lean toward French, just because I love it! I'm thinking about taking classes myself since I haven't studied since college. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2280072 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:27:18 +0000 Alivoo01 2280072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also pick Spanish because it's pretty useful here in the U.S. I know there's always job postings looking for bilingual people! More opportunities! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2280070 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:25:05 +0000 BandDmommy 2280070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: interesting article. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2280066 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:23:51 +0000 ineebee 2280066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>100% Spanish, for the reasons others have said. DH's opinion would be Chinese because it's more useful globally, and because it's more difficult to learn (after the "critical period"/onset of adolescence). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2280061 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:22:12 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2280061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spanish. If he/she keeps up with it, it is a huge resume asset regardless of the profession in my area and in the US in general. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279996 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:38:22 +0000 birdofafeather 2279996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spanish. We live in CA so it's very useful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279987 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:32:45 +0000 lamariniere 2279987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>French is actually the fastest growing language in the world. But Spanish would be more useful in the US.</p> <p>ETA: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/pascalemmanuelgobry/2014/03/21/want-to-know-the-language-of-the-future-the-data-suggests-it-could-be-french/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/sites/pascalemmanuelgobry/2014/03/21/want-to-know-the-language-of-the-future-the-data-suggests-it-could-be-french/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279976 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:04:04 +0000 travelgirl1 2279976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would choose Spanish. For us it would be very useful within the family (DH's dad is Spanish) but I also think our children would visit more Spanish-speaking than French-speaking countries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279971 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:52:22 +0000 BandDmommy 2279971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I'd like to learn French. I know Spanish. My husband took German. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279968 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:49:47 +0000 looch 2279968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really don't think it matters, the process of learning the language, any language, is what is important. Is there any language option that's available that you're currently speaking or interested in learning? That's how I'd select it for my son.</p> <p>I'd probably select Spanish, because I studied it and want to brush up on it, but my husband would select French, because he studied it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279965 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:44:26 +0000 hellobeeboston 2279965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spanish will be more useful in the U.S., and I think it's good to know..... we might lean towards French though just since my husband speaks it (although not as good now) and we have extended family that speak French. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279963 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:42:27 +0000 BandDmommy 2279963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: they offer French, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279961 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:40:49 +0000 regberadaisy 2279961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spanish because it'll be more useful in the U.S. Just like I'll do mandarin over Spanish because it'll be more useful globally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/french-or-spanish-immersion-class#post-2279954 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:30:02 +0000 BandDmommy 2279954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to put my 3 year old in a weekend language immersion class. However, I can't decide on French vs. Spanish. Which would you choose and why? </p>