OUTCOME

8
BENEFITS OF
LEARNING FOREIGN
LANGUAGE!
Whether you’re a linguistics major or a math
student, languages sharpen study skills and
boost academic prospects and potential, too.
1
:Improve learning skills: Learning a language trains your
mind to think in a certain way, improving the way you pick up
other skills, too.
2
:Think more flexibly: If you can speak more than one language
your problem solving and abstract thinking skills will be
more flexible and creative.
3
:Improve test scores: Researchers have found that with
each year of language study, scores on college and grad school
exams go up.
4
:Speak in code: You and your friend or partner can switch
languages when you don’t want present company eavesdropping.
5
:Keep your brain active and healthy: Slow down
mental aging and keep cognitive decline at bay
by challenging yourself with language learning.
6
:Can read and watch foreign
news: Get your news
from another perspective
when you read and
watch foreign news.
7
:Have a better understanding of
the world and how we’re all connected:
By being able to speak a language
with native speakers, you can better understand
their culture, background and traditions.
8
:Gain independence: You’ll feel
more confident and self-sufficient if you
can speak more than one language.
9
:Help visitors to your city: If you
run into some Spanish vacationers — who
aren’t proficient in English — in your city, you
can better help them with directions or recommendations
if you speak their language.
10: Improves your reading skills:
Studying a language can help you get
more out of your own reading, too.
11: Improves your reading skills:
Studying a language can help you get
more out of your own reading, too.
12: Make new friends: When you
travel, you can actually become lifelong
friends with the people you meet if you’re able
to communicate easily.
13: Keep your brain active and
healthy: Slow down mental aging and
keep cognitive decline at bay by challenging
yourself with language learning.
14: Bring international business
to your company: Attract international
clients and sales to your company by
being able to communicate in their native languages