Humanities majors for ESL (English as a second language) students

[tennisball80]

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Is it a good idea to choose a humanities major in college ? I speak English as my second language and I do not like to read and write in English. And I hate math too 😡.

 

[MilkmanAl]

I speak English as my second language and I do not like to read and write in English.

I think you answered your own question. If you don't like reading and writing in English, don't pursue majors that require lots of reading and writing in English. 👍

 

[tennisball80]

I think you answered your own question. If you don't like reading and writing in English, don't pursue majors that require lots of reading and writing in English. 👍

Well, I don't like math either 🙁. That's the problem.

 

[bookgodess15]

There's always tap dancing.

Kidding. How about a language? Other than English and your first language, of course.

 

[MilkmanAl]

...or something other than math and humanities. Psych, bio, biochem, music, and some chemistry tracks come to mind. It's worth noting, though, that even in my intro chem classes I wrote more than in any of the upper-level humanities courses I took. You're going to get a healthy dose of stuff you don't like no matter what, so, in a sense, picking a major is probably going to be more about damage control than outright avoiding things you don't like.

 

[tennisball80]

It's worth noting, though, that even in my intro chem classes I wrote more than in any of the upper-level humanities courses I took.

Did you mean you wrote many essays and stuff in your intro chem class ?

 

[MilkmanAl]

Yep, 6-8 page lab reports just about every week. The longest non-science paper I wrote in all of college was 12 pages, If I remember correctly. On the other hand, I cranked out several lab reports that broke 20 pages.

 

[Caesar]

Any upper level class is going to have writing. Science writing is easier, a more limited vocabulary.

 

[tennisball80]

Any upper level class is going to have writing. Science writing is easier, a more limited vocabulary.

Does physical education/ Exericise major require a lot of writing too ?