5 Reasons You Should Learn a Foreign Language | E-Neighborhood Advisor

With globalization at its height, knowing one or

two secondary languages has become more

than a simple feat of high class and intelligence

but also a strict requirement in many

occasions. Whether it’s for professional, social

or personal reasons, learning at least one

foreign language is a must for anyone that

wants to keep his or her head up high in

today’s society.

Let’s take a focused look on 5 of the main

reasons that should turn you towards learning

a foreign language.

1. Professional Requirement

This is often the main reason one would learn

a foreign language. Many professions require

the knowledge of at least one or two foreign

languages, depending on the field of the job.

Although English is the main international

language (and one that is present the most

often in job descriptions), knowing a secondary

might also prove vital. Most jobs may ask that

you know another international language such

as French, Spanish or German or a business-

specific language such as Chinese, Japanese,

Russian and so forth.

2. Social Bonus 

Yes, knowing one or more foreign languages is

definitely a social bonus. Knowing a foreign

language can be literally a social blessing is

when meeting a person from another culture or

country whose language you can speak.

They’ll be extremely impressed by and grateful

for your ability to talk with them through their

own native tongue. If the other person happens

to be part of a business meeting, this

impression can turn to a successful business

partnership, bringing you both professional and

social satisfactions.

3. Family Communication

Those in relationships formed between people

of diverse nationalities often understand each

other through a commonly known international

language such as English. However, they’ll

soon want to start learning the other persons

mother tongue, not only for a better

communication, but also out of respect for their

partner.

4. Personal Satisfaction

Learning a foreign language is one of the

highest personal intellectual goals that one

could have. Think about a difficult puzzle, or

math problem that takes months if not years of

constant studying in order to be solved. The

process of solving it may be a hard, arduous

one but the joy at the end is well worth it. The

same is true with learning a foreign language:

the learning process is not easy and you’ll

have many small issues and problems to tackle

along the way. If you keep the problem in sight,

however, and if you don’t lose interest in it, the

chances of solving it are extremely high and

the intellectual fulfillment that you get at the

end is highly satisfying.

5. Keeping Your Mind Healthy

It’s been scientifically proven that the process

of learning a new language stimulates your

brain in such a way that it will make learning

other subjects, including math, physics,

chemistry and so forth easier. Learning a new

language requires the memorizing and

understanding of several thousand new words

and concepts, which offers your brain a good

training for future occasions where memorizing

is a must. After studying a foreign language

you’ll have better results with studying for

exams, with information assimilation and

generally, with keeping your mind healthy and

active even at older ages.

What language are you interested in tackling?

P.S. Here's a joke for you!

What’s the least spoken language in the world?

Sign language. 

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