DFW schools tries to ninja in mandatory Arab Language Requirements

[jabarto]

Like? The entire Western Hemisphere speaks English and Spanish (Quebec and Brazil non-withstanding, you can get by in those places by knowing E&S)

Tellos nailed it pretty well; I would specify that a lot of historical and philosophical documents are written in French and German.

Mind you, you're not totally wrong; you're just coming down on French and German a little harder than you should.

Reading things written in those languages. Or to improve understanding and command of your mother tongue. Or for the heck of it.

I chose ancient Greek on the basis that I'd like to be able to read Greek myths such as the Illiad and Odyssey for myself in their original form.

Heh, I'm learning ancient Greek for that exact reason. That and I might become a Byzantine historian later on (I know they speak Medieval Greek, but still).