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Why?
Everyone speaks
English anyway!
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True: Around 1 billion people learn it
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So - They
understand us.
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But, do we
understand them?
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"If you speak to a man in a language he understands, you speak to
his head. If you speak to a man in his own language, you speak to
his heart.”
Nelson Mandela
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In a world filled with
conflict and
miscommunication ...
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These are pertinent words
In a world filled with
conflict and
miscommunication ...
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Reach out to others in
the world
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Learn to see through
their eyes
Reach out to others in
the world
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Ignorance is more like blindness
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Open your eyes ...
to the opportunities
that languages bring
there are hundreds of
reasons you should learn a
language
Of course ...
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If just 1 person knew the local language ...
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They would see so much more...
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Or, if business is more your thing ...
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These words:
"If you speak to a man in a language he
understands, you speak to his head. If you speak
to a man in his own language, you speak to his
heart."
Nelson Mandela
These words:
May help you get ahead
May help you finish the deal
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and
when looking for a job ...
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putting a language on your resume
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is bound to help!
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No matter what
your job is
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No matter what
your job is
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Besides ...
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Understanding this is cool!
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Chinese
There are more than
100 million native
speakers of:
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Chinese
Spanish
There are more than
100 million native
speakers of:
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Chinese
Spanish
Russian
There are more than
100 million native
speakers of:
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Chinese
Spanish
Russian
German
There are more than
100 million native
speakers of:
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Chinese
Spanish
Russian
German
Japanese
There are more than
100 million native
speakers of:
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Chinese
Spanish
Russian
German
Japanese
Arabic
There are more than
100 million native
speakers of:
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Chinese
Spanish
Russian
German
Japanese
Arabic
Just to name a few
There are more than
100 million native
speakers of:
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Many of these people speak a 2nd
language
Many of these people speak a 2nd
language
many of them speak English
So
They understand us.
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But, do we
understand them?
So
They understand us.
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Tolerant
Resilient
Flexible
Understanding
Aware
Sensitive
Appreciative of diversity
A communicator
Broad-visioned
Employable
=
Multilingual
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You don't want to be left behind
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Let language help you get there ...
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"A different language is a different
vision of life"
Frederico Fellini
Italian Film Director (1920-1993)
Language Learning is not
just about language
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It’s about People
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Learn a Language
So
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See Through the eyes of others
So we can understand
Each Other
So we can understand
Remember …
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Audio Track
www.jamendo.com
Find it at ...
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