Quote Originally Posted by ichi
MattIf you learn Japanese you can move there and teach English
you don't need to speak the native language to teach english in a foreign country (though it obviously helps to get around and such).

i'll second spanish for usefulness and travel (spain and much of south/central america). french is a nice language, but where else is it useful besides france, part of canada, and parts of west africa? if you know you're going to be a classics major, i'd go with ancient greek. heck, do both spanish and greek, why not?