Contrary to popular belief, it is a very good idea these days even if you’re a native English speaker to learn a foreign language. First of all, not everyone speaks English. Even though most of the rest of the world does teach English in their schools, the courses aren’t necessarily very favored by a lot of students and so although they’ve had some English, they quickly forget it or only know a bare minimum which may not even be enough to carry on a basic conversation. So if you learn a foreign language then you are going to be able to speak and communicate with a much larger number of people.
Another reason that you should speak a foreign language is to be able to understand the culture that these people are from and to understand why people do what they do. That can help you when you travel, you can get better hotel rates, see more interesting sites, and maybe even have a free guided tour of cities and sites of interest along the way by people because you’ve shown a basic interest in understanding their culture and their language.
Another reason to study a foreign language is to get a better job. Let’s face it, the world has become a much smaller place over the last few years. Now, where it used to be that everybody else was expected to learn English, many cultures have become much stronger and they expect for people to be able to speak their language as well. If you think of the growth of China or of places like Brazil, then they are not native English speakers and to be able to speak either Portuguese for Brazil or Mandarin or Cantonese for China means that since we do a lot more business here in the United States or in the English speaking world with those countries, you will be able to be a favorite candidate for any job dealing with those countries.
Roger Easlick speaks five languages fluently and would like to help you get a better job and understand more about the cultures of other countries by learning a foreign language. For more information, contact or visit www.CrushALanguage.com.
