| During the modern age, with globalization at | | | | 3. Family Communication |
| its height, knowing one or two secondary | | | | |
| languages has become more than a simple feat | | | | It's often the case where a couple formed out |
| of high class and intelligence but also a | | | | of persons of diverse nationalities |
| strict requirement in many occasions. Whether | | | | understand each other through a commonly |
| it's for professional, social or personal | | | | known international language such as English. |
| reasons, learning at least one foreign | | | | However, they'll soon want to start learning |
| language is a must for anyone that wants to | | | | the other person's mother tongue, not only |
| keep his or her head up high in today's | | | | for a better communication, but also out of |
| society. Let's take a focused look on 5 of | | | | respect for them. |
| the main reasons that should turn you towards | | | | |
| learning a foreign language. | | | | 4. Personal Satisfaction |
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| 1. Professional Requirement | | | | Learning a foreign language is one of the |
| | | | highest intellectual goals that one could |
| This is probably the main reason for which | | | | have, on a personal scale. Think about a |
| one would learn a foreign language. Many | | | | difficult puzzle, or math problem that takes |
| professions require the knowledge of at least | | | | months if not years of constant studying in |
| one or two foreign languages, depending on | | | | order to be solved. The process of solving it |
| the field of the job. Most jobs may ask that | | | | may be a hard, arduous one but the yell of |
| you know an international language such as | | | | joy at the end is well worth it. It's the |
| English, French, Spanish or German or a | | | | same case with learning a foreign language: |
| business-specific language such as Chinese, | | | | the learning process is not easy and you'll |
| Japanese, Russian and so forth. If you're a | | | | have many small issues and problems to tackle |
| native English speaker you may have it a bit | | | | along the way. You'll have to focus on |
| easier, since English is the main | | | | various aspects of the problem, such as |
| international language (and one that is | | | | spelling, grammar, reading, pronunciation and |
| present the most often in job descriptions) | | | | so forth. If you keep the problem in sight |
| but knowing a secondary might also prove | | | | however and if you don't lose interest in it, |
| vital. | | | | the chances of solving it are extremely high |
| | | | and the intellectual fulfillment that you get |
| 2. Social Bonus | | | | at the end is incomparable to anything else. |
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| Yes, knowing a foreign language (or more) is | | | | 5. Keeping Your Mind Healthy |
| definitely a social bonus. There's definitely | | | | |
| a steep hill to climb between being presented | | | | It's been scientifically proven that by |
| as someone that doesn't know any foreign | | | | learning a new language, the process |
| language whatsoever against being presented | | | | stimulates your brain in such a way that it |
| as a polyglot. Another case when knowing a | | | | will make you more keen on understanding and |
| foreign language can be literally a social | | | | learning other subjects, including "real" |
| blessing is when meeting a foreigner whose | | | | disciplines such as math, physics, chemistry |
| language you can speak. They'll be extremely | | | | and so forth. Learning a new language |
| impressed by your ability to talk with them | | | | requires the memorizing and understanding of |
| through their own native tongue, although | | | | several thousand new words and concepts, |
| you're on home grounds and this fact can | | | | which offers your brain a good training for |
| single handedly create a great impression | | | | future occasions where memorizing is a must. |
| around you. If the foreigner happens to be | | | | After studying a foreign language you'll have |
| part of a business meeting, this impression | | | | better results with studying for exams, with |
| can turn to a successful business | | | | information assimilation and generally, with |
| partnership, bringing you both professional | | | | keeping your mind healthy and "active" even |
| and social satisfactions. | | | | at older ages. |
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