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Why you should learn a foreign language

 Let me start by giving you a few pretty bad reasons for learning a language. 1) To get return on investment / to get rich If you think about the length of time it takes to learn a language up to a functional business level with good comprehension of what people are saying to and calculate the time or cost to get to that level compared to the extra salary or money that you could get from it, then most of the time you’ll find the ROI of learning a foreign language is quite low. Knowing another language may bring benefits or opportunities, but it might take many years to get any real financial benefits. If you’re only thinking about long term business, it’s far more convenient to hire an interpreter for important situations. 2)Just to pass a test  Yes, you might need a good TOEFL or IELTS score to get into a university, but this is a pretty short term benefit of learning a language. You still need to be able to benefit from the course when you get to the country, be able to rese...

Why do we learn a foreign language?

There are too many benefits. Learning a foreign language exercises your brain in the same way that sports exercises your body. On the basis of your own skills, you know a little foreign language better than others, like a tiger with wings. Studies have shown that people who learn a foreign language are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, and you don't need to be good at it, just learn it. For example, enhance self-control. Learning a foreign language requires a reasonable arrangement of time every day, challenging and honing your self-control and willpower. When I was learning a foreign language, my life was more regular. Learning a foreign language can broaden your horizons. Now is the network society, learned a foreign language can see a different world, see people know, invisible people do not know for a lifetime. Learning a foreign language can also help your mother tongue. People who have learned a foreign language will become sensitive to their mother tongue and b...