5 Reasons to Learn a Foreign Language

1. Access the world! Through the internet we are capable of directly connecting globally. Reading about people and events in the local language lets us step into the mind and soul of another culture.


2. Up the travel experience! Communicating in the local language makes travel more fulfilling, interesting and safer. (Ever been lost and unable to ask for directions while vacationing in Mexico?)


3. Knowing another language makes you more interesting to an employer. “As globalization and mobility and communications are bringing the world. . . closer together, ever more urgent is the need for global citizens to be competent in other languages. The United States is the only industrialized country that routinely graduates students from high school who lack knowledge of a foreign language. Whereas 52.7% of Europeans are fluent in both their native tongue and at least one other language, only 9.3% of Americans are fluent in both their native tongue and another language. This statistic does not bode well for the future of America in a global society. . . Language learning must accelerate if the U.S. is to continue to be a major participant on the international stage.” (From Vistawide World Languages & Cultures)


4. Communicating with people in their native language opens the door to friends you’d otherwise never meet.


5. Learning a new language improves cognitive function.


Spanish is not only the 2nd most commonly spoken language in the world, it is also one of the most romantic and melodious languages. Which may be the reason why Charles V., the 16th century Holy Roman Emperor, who spoke no less than five languages, stated that he 'Spoke Spanish to God'.

Finally, Spanish is a highly structured, grammatically logical language that is easy to learn.

Hasta luego!

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