Is it true that you need 2 years of French to be a foreign exchange student to Belgium?
I am a freshman now and I want to be a foreign exchange student in my junior year. I took Spanish this year and I am planning on taking it again next year. I really wanted to go to Belgium, but I just read on this site that you need to have 2 years of French. Is that true? If so that's really going to mess with my plans. Where else should I go? By the way, I don't want to go to Spain. I know that that would be the obvious choice, but it has no appeal for me.
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Yes it's true to prove it look at site below http://www.exchangestudent.org/APLTSpecialRequirements.cfm
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Yes to study abroad in any country, you need at least two years or the equivalent of the language of that host country. However, you could try a summer program in which you could go to France/Belgium/etc. Usually though, it will not have the same effect or show of culture as a full integrated exchange program. And by the way, to be an American Foreign Exchange student, the cost is usually around $10,000. (meaning from America-) Good luck! (P.S.) I am going to Spain next year as a foreign exchange student, and it's not really that bad. :P But yes, it still cost $10,000.
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One should read that mentioned website more carefully, as it states "(Note: if you do not meet the French language requirements and you choose Belgium, you will be assigned to a Flemish speaking community, if available)". As many people think of Belgium, in error, as a francophone country, they go to the French/Walloon part of the country. And yes, then you need French. However Belgium is in majority Dutch speaking and for that part of the country French is not needed.
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