I think the main problem is that high school is way too late to learn a new language. Also at least in my case, the way it was taught was pretty bad. A lot of focus on worksheets and memorization and almost no practical experience - we barely spoke Spanish in the class.
I guess that’s more just an issue with the education system though. Kind of like you said, the other part is just the culture. We’re not raised in a multilingual culture so we don’t expect it or value it.
US has another meaning for high school, although it may vary from place to place even there. I think it’s typically the…9th year of school, so when people may be around 14 or 15.
I think the main problem is that high school is way too late to learn a new language. Also at least in my case, the way it was taught was pretty bad. A lot of focus on worksheets and memorization and almost no practical experience - we barely spoke Spanish in the class.
I guess that’s more just an issue with the education system though. Kind of like you said, the other part is just the culture. We’re not raised in a multilingual culture so we don’t expect it or value it.
I started learning English in 5th year of school, when I was 11. Worked out just fine for me.
Or US has another meaning for ‘high school’?
US has another meaning for high school, although it may vary from place to place even there. I think it’s typically the…9th year of school, so when people may be around 14 or 15.