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Why do you learn a foreign language?Why do you learn a foreign language?

Whylearnlanguage?Whywouldyouwanttolearnaforeignlanguage,someoneelse'slanguage?Ofcourse,youmayhavelotsofreasons.Andifthequestionisonyourmind,youprobablyhaveaneedordesiretolearnaforeignlanguageyourself.Theanswertothisquestionarealwaysdifferentfrompeopletopeople.Therewillbe6or7differentreasonsforarangeof10peoplelearning5or6differentlanguages.

Economicbackground,ethnicbackground,nationality,race,religion,age,orgenderwillnotlimityourabilitytolearnaforeignlanguage.Weallhavetheabilitytolearnalanguagetosomedegree.Wemightnotbeaprofessionalauthororexpertinanotherlanguage,butweareabletolearnaforeignlanguageandcommunicatewithotherpeopleinthislanguage.

Youdon'tneedtolearnmanykindsoflanguagesortoomuchofaforeignlanguageasyoucannotputalllanguagesandtoomuchlanguageinyourhead.Alanguageisusefulonlywhenitisused.Theadvantagesoflearningaforeignlanguagearethatithelpstoimproveyourmemory,skills,problemsolvingandyourcreativity,andalsoactuallyimproveyourreading,writing,speakingandlisteningskillsinyournativelanguage.

Then,whyareyoulearninglanguages?Yes,itbringsbenefitstopeople,ifwecansay,itbringsbenefitstoeveryone.Whenyoulookaroundyourlifeandwork,youwillfindthattherearelotsofopportunitiestousedifferentlanguagesaspeopleusingotherlanguageslivingaroundyouorworkingwithyou.Itisnothardtofindthiswhenyouarejustlookingforthem.

Iwastoldbymanypeoplethattheyarelearningaforeignlanguageforbusiness.Thearisenbusinessopportunitiesnthelastfewdecadesmadeitmuchimportantforabusinesspersontoownlanguageskills.Havingforeignlanguageskillsareamustinordertogetaheadinnowadaysbusinessworld,thoughEnglishisstillspokenbymanypeople.Youwillsurelyhavemorecareeroptionswhenyouownaforeignlanguage.

Forstudents,obtaininggoodcareeroptionsinfutureandadvantagesatpresent,asmentionedabovethatlearningalanguagecanhelptoimprovetheirmemory,skills,creativity,etc,arebothimportantreasonsforthemtolearnforeignlanguages.

Learningalanguageisn'tjustlearningsomevocabulary,grammarandsounds,however.Themostimportantfactoroflearningalanguageistogiveusabetterunderstandingofthelanguage,culture,andanewviewpointoftheworld.




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