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Tagged: Cherrydale Press, Foreign Language, German

This topic has 5 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 1 month ago by Sonya Shafer.

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September 7, 2016 at 12:26 pm
Sonya Shafer
Moderator
I just received word from Allyson at Cherrydale Press that they have now added German to their wonderful foreign language series. Those of you looking for a Charlotte Mason approach to learning German, here is a great new resource!
September 7, 2016 at 1:53 pm
missceegee
Participant
That’s great. I have the Spanish but just can’t get into it. I took German and would be more consistent with it I think.
September 9, 2016 at 6:34 am
Lauren
Participant
Oh this is great news!! Our first language to learn is German and I was already so disappointed when I learned Cherrydale didn’t have German. Thank you for the heads up! I would not have thought to check back.
April 19, 2017 at 12:34 pm
S M
Participant
Sonya, is there a preferred sequence in which to learn languages? Would it be beneficial to learn each of them for a few years or better to learn one in depth for several years? I personally studied German for 4 years in high school and then went on to study biblical Greek in college, so I naturally would lean toward German in terms of teaching my children. Would it be better for me to teach them German since I already studied it (many years ago) than Spanish or French which I have never studied? Just wondering if teaching a language you already know would be more beneficial than trying to learn a language from scratch as you try to teach it. Thanks in advance for any advice you could give.
April 20, 2017 at 10:09 am
Steph3433
Participant
Would this be an acceptable High School Credit? Would we actually beable to speak basic sentences/questions when course is completed?
If not, what are some recommendations for Spanish?
Sorry, I just read Cherrydale Press about High School Credit and they said it would not be enough.
Anyone have a Spanish course recommendation? One that was truly enjoyable and you really feel like you grasped the language?

April 22, 2017 at 10:24 pm
Sonya Shafer
Moderator
Susan, I believe the way Charlotte approached multiple languages was layering them in, beginning with oral. So it might look something like this
Grades 1-3: oral French
Grades 4-6: oral and written French; oral German
Grades 7-9: oral and written French; oral and written German; oral Italian
Grades 10-12: oral and written French, German, and Italian
I don’t know that there is a preferred order in which to approach the languages. It seems like the same layering idea could apply to any three languages.
Hope this helps!