What language should I focus on?
I'm having a personal dilemma. I am currently learning Chinese (Mandarin), which I have just started learning last month, Spanish, and Korean. I want to apply to a graduate program to get my masters degree in Teaching ELL or possibly applied linguistics. However, for some programs, I am required to know a second language or to at least have a level equivalent to two years of successful college study in another language other than English. I don't think I should focus the majority of my attention on Chinese (Mandarin) because I have, as I said, just started to learn this language. I tried learning Spanish in college but, I decided to go in a different direction for my major (Fine Arts). I find Spanish to be the easiest of the three languages but, I absolutely love learning Korean. I'm at a very low intermediate or late beginner level in regards to Korean. Should I go with the "easiest" language and the language that may be the most "useful" in the United States - Spanish?

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Hi, be pragmatic when you have to be pragmatic, and be instinctive when you have to be pragmatic.

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The purpose of all you're doing here is to find joy, passion, entertainment, feel good, or whatever. Give whatever you do at any given time a chance for it to be your joy, if that makes sense to you.

I should learn from what I'm about to say, and I will, so, life isn't just option A, B, C, or a checklist, which is often seen in schools. Get rid of that shelf-arrangement-mind that actually feels like moss in one's brain! Aaa get it out!

But really, look at it from this perspective. Whatchu doing everything you're doing for? It all falls down to happiness.

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You answered yourself:

1. "I absolutely love learning Korean."
2. "Should I go with the "easiest"... "

For one language you used the word "love" and for the other "should".

Go for Korean.

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It's true Spanish may be the most useful language in your country. However, I dont agree with you when you say it's the easiest one or, at least, the easiest for you, mainly because you don't like it and it's very difficult to study something you don't like or you aren't interested in. On the other hand, you said you liked Korean so, in my opinion, you should study it.

Anyway, good luck with your decision!

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