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- 1. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ? "IF WE SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE, WE CAN SOMEHOW PERCEIVE A DIFFERENT WORLD" - LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN -
- 2. REASONS TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAKES YOU SMARTER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT KNOWLEDGE OF MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER REASONING, PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY. IT ALSO HELPS PEOPLE DEAL WITH UNKNOWN AND UNFAMILIAR SITUATIONS. CHALLENGING YOUR MIND CAN INCREASE YOUR CREATIVITY AS MUCH AS IT IMPROVES YOUR MEMORY. AN ACTIVE MIND IS A CREATIVE MIND. You can speak to more people When you can speak to people in their own language you deepen connections and understanding.
- 3. • FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY CREATES MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND LESS PREJUDICE TOWARD PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT. • FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY CREATES MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND LESS PREJUDICE TOWARD PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT. Foreign language study is simply part of a very basic liberal education: to “educate” is to lead out, and narrowness and darkness. Foreign language study enhances one’s opportunities in government, business, medicine, law, technology, military, industry, marketing, etc.