The Role Of Foreign Language In The World

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10 good reasons why you should be learning a foreign language

To increase global understanding"A different language is a different vision of life.- Federico Fellini, Italian film director "No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive." - Mohandas K. Gandhi, Indian

nationalist and spiritual leader.

"I speak English, so I don't have to learn a foreign language...."

To improve employment potential

The English language alone is probably sufficient if all we need to do is buy our products abroad, if we need to purchase foreign goods and services. But when it comes to selling a product abroad, you have to understand the psychology and the belief structure of your client. If you are selling America abroad and telling America's story abroad [...] then you have to understand the value systems of that foreign public that you are speaking to." - Dr. Dan Davidson, President of the American Councils on International Education

To increase native language ability

"Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. "We have strong evidence today that studying a foreign language has a ripple effect, helping to improve student performance in other subjects." - Richard Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education under Bill Clinton

To improve chances of entry into college or graduate school

The majority of schools rightly consider knowledge of a foreign language and culture part of what every educated person should know. To expand study abroad options "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by,and that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost, American poetStudying abroadIf you plan to study at a foreign university, college or school, you'll need a good knowledge of the local language, unless the course you want to study is taught through the medium of your L1. Your institution will probably provide preparatory courses to improve your language skills and continuing support throughout your main course.Study or researchYou may find that information about subjects you're interested in is published mainly in a foreign language. Learning that language will give you access to the material and enable you to communicate with fellow students and researchers in the field. Language is the archives of history. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

 

To appreciate international literature, music, and film.

"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul." - Thomas Moore, Irish poet, satirist, and composer.Perhaps you just like the sound of a particular language when it's spoken or sung. Or you find the written form of a language attractive. If you like singing, learning songs in other languages can be interesting, challenging and enjoyable.

To make travel more feasible and enjoyable

"Here speeching American." - A sign in a Mallorcan shop entrance "Cold shredded children and sea blubber in spicy sauce." - From a menu in China"Refund!" - On a "Caution! Wet floor!" sign in a McDonald's restaurant in Italy TravelA basic ability in a foreign language will help you to 'get by', i.e. to order food and drink, find your way around, buy tickets, etc. If you have a more advanced knowledge of the language, you can have real conversations with the people you meet, which can be very interesting and will add a new dimension to your holiday.

To increase understanding of oneself and one's own culture

"The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language." - Henri Delacroix, French painter and filmmaker

To make lifelong friends

"The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway." - Henry Boye, authorAnyone who has told you that learning another language is impractical, unrewarding, or simply a waste of your precious time is doing you a great disservice. Take advantage and enhance your life ... learn a language!

Why should I learn a language? You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once. (Czech proverb)

EmigrationWhen you move to a different country or region, learning the local language will help you to communicate and integrate with the local community.

WorkIf your work involves regular contact with speakers of foreign languages, being able to talk to them in their own languages will help you to communicate with them. Many English-speaking business people don't bother to learn other languages because they believe that most of the people they do business with in foreign countries can speak English.

CultureMaybe you're interested in the literature, poetry, films, TV programs, music or some other aspect of the culture of people who speak a particular language and want to learn their language in order to gain a better understanding of their culture.

Family and friendsIf your partner, in-laws, relatives or friends speak a different language, learning that language will help you to communicate with them. It will also give you a better understanding of their culture and way of thinking.Getting in touch with your rootsIf your family spoke a particular language in the past you might want to learn it and possibly teach it to your children. It could also be useful if you are research your family tree and some of the documents you find are written in a language foreign to you.Revitalising or reviving your language If you speak an endangered language, or your parents or grandparents do/did, learning that language and passing it on to your children could help to revitalise or revive it.

Challenging yourself

Maybe you enjoy the challenge of learning foreign languages or of learning a particularly difficult language.

One language is never enough!

Thank you for cooperation!

Good Luck!