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Why learn a foreign language?

Five reasons why learning a foreign language is the smartest and the most fun thing you can do.

Number 1: Language learning sharpens your mind.

You’re not getting any younger, you know. Your brain is slowly aging, getting rusty. Stimulating your mind now is the best thing you can do to keep your brain fast and curious in many years to come. Use it or lose it. Taking up a foreign language is a fantastic way of stimulating and sharpening your mind. With modern language learning methods it is also easier than you think.

Reason Number 2: Boost your self-confidence.

Through high school teachers you will not get the languages, well, go prove it wrong. Actually, it is more likely your teacher

who didn’t have a clue to teach language effectively. Let’s prove a fact: language learning in the school system stinks. With correct methods and tools you can learn a lot of language all by yourself if you want to. Maybe you don’t have a French teacher in school? Well, who else could you impress? Maybe your friends think you are plain vanilla, average job, foreign jeans… Why don’t you show them that they had no clue about the truth of you? Because you’re exhorted, you’re fresh, you’re kicking it. You’re expanding your powers and learning a new foreign language. I guess the jars will drop next time you order Italian or Chinese food as they are supposed to be ordered. The most important person you’re to impress of course is yourself. Knowing that you’re making steady progress towards a language you’ve never dreamt you can learn is exhilarating and liberating. Show yourself that you can do it.

Reason Number 3 to learn a foreign language: Earn more money.

Sadly the US and world economy is slowing, but as they say when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. And you’re a tough. Next time someone has to go from your shrinking company, what do you think that will be? We know who is not. Anyone with some foreign language skills has an unfair advantage in the job market these days. More and more business is conducted globally. More and more customers and vendors internationally. Any of the big world’s business languages is becoming extremely profitable these days. For instance, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese,

don’t believe me? Just tell your boss that they’d better let you with a Chinese skills handle an important Asian accounts and pay you the big dollars you deserve. Reason Number 4: Get to travel for free.

Did we forget to mention that your company will not only pay you more with language skills, you get to do the fun travelling. Wait in a minute, travelling to US airports and hotels is stressful and boring, if you’ve seen one, you will see no more. Domestic travel is a dread. Travelling abroad and meeting new places and cultures, however, is fascinating and fun. By learning a foreign language, which is easier today than you think with the right methods and tools, your boss will send you abroad to handle foreign business. Working becomes fun again if you learn a foreign language. Reason Number 5: It’s the ultimate lifestyle.

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