Why learn a foreign language?
- Author:Nora
- Release on:2014-07-04
Why learn a foreign language? Benefits of bilingualism
Learning a foreign language is more than just a boost to your CV or handy for travelling. It will make you smarter, more decisive and even better at English, says Anne Merritt.
Research has shown that math and verbal SAT scores climb higher with each additional year of foreign language study, which means that the longer you study a foreign language, the stronger your skills become to succeed in school. Studying a foreign language can improve your analytic and interpretive capacities. And three years of language study
on your record will catch the eye of any one reading your job or college application.
If you’ve already learned a language other than English at home, expanding your knowledge of its vocabulary grammar, culture, and literature at the same time you are learning English-Will also improve your chances for success in school and in your career