Thursday, April 19, 2012

What Are the Benefits of Learning a New Language?

By Ryan Thomas


When it comes to learning a new language you need to look at every aspect of what it's going to take to learn the language you are interested in learning. One aspect to look at is the benefits. The benefits of learning a new language can be as broad or as narrow as you would like them to be. Here I am going to give a brief analysis that relates to the benefits of learning a new language.

First and foremost, the biggest benefit that you can get from learning a new language is the self-gratification you can get from knowing that you are multi-lingual. If self-gratification is not what you're looking for, and you're looking for the visible benefits of being multi-lingual then you will definitely be more interested in knowing the economic and social benefits of speaking another language.

There are a lot of social benefits that come from learning a new language. A really important one is your employee status to your employer! Employers look for employees who have the drive and stamina to continually improve them selves, learning a new language definitely illustrates these qualities. As a result, you can expect to have an easier time obtaining a job verses your competition. It should definitely bring a smile to your face to know that individuals who speak multiple languages, especially English and Spanish, tend to earn about 15% more than those who can communicate effectively in only one language. If you are an employer you can use your multi-lingual skills to reach into new markets and sell your products or services to those new market areas. There are lots of ways that learning a new language can be economically beneficial and these are only a few of the economic benefits of learning a new language. The social benefits are just as impressive as the economic.

When it comes to the social benefits of learning a new language the sky is the limit. Social benefits of learning a new language can allow you to open new networking doors that may turn into job opportunities. In addition, you can meet new and really interesting people in new cultures. By knowing their language you can really get to know these people on a more personal level. You never know when you might meet your soul mate and they might not speak your language. So being able to speak their language could open the door that person's heart.

There are lots of social benefits to learning another language and people realize these every single day once they actually learn a new language. I could set here and type all day long too try and tell you the benefits of learning a new language but the best opportunity for you to realize those benefits is to learn the language that you are interested in learning. It is going to take time and dedication to learn the language but you can do it and you will be extremely proud of yourself when you get to the point where you call yourself fluent in that language.

The actions you take today are the first steps in changing your life! How are you going to make your dreams a reality?




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