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WhyShouldyou<br />
LearnaLanguage?<br />
chalenge,buthow beneficialisittoafuturecareer?<br />
Wel,whetheryouwishtogointotranslationor<br />
languageteachingdirectly,oryouwanttodelveinto<br />
medicine,engineeringorhairdressing,languages<br />
complimenteverycareer-path.Theyopendoorsyou<br />
probablydidn’tevenknow werethere,astheyoutline<br />
yourintelectualprowess,butalsogiverisetothe<br />
chanceofworkingabroad.<br />
Morethan70% ofUKinternationaltradeiswith<br />
non-English-speakingcountries,yetonly1in10ofus<br />
canspeakaforeignlanguage.Thatleavesagaping<br />
holedesperatetobefiled,withBritishbusinesses<br />
eagertorecruitthosethatdo.Itisthoughtthata<br />
foreignlanguagecanaddbetween10% and15% to<br />
yourfuturewage,whileModernForeignLanguage’<br />
graduatesarethethirdmostemployableafterthose<br />
whostudyMedicineandLaw.<br />
ThefactisBritainisnotoriouslyrubbishatlanguages,<br />
withmanyfeelingthat,asmostoftheworldspeak<br />
Englishanyway,thehard-foughtbatlewithlearning<br />
anew languageisredundant.Wrong.Yes,youcan<br />
probablygetbyonholiday,butinthebrutalworldof<br />
business,oranyotheroccupationforthatmater,<br />
knowingyourclients’mothertongueisessentialin<br />
getingyouplacesotherscouldonlydream ofgeting.<br />
Addaloftheabovetotheveryfactthatlanguage<br />
learningdelaystheonsetofsuchdegenerative<br />
conditionssuchasAlzheimer’sanddementia,<br />
improvesyourperformanceinotheracademic<br />
setingsandbolstersyourmemoryanditseems<br />
difficulttoquestionwhyonewouldn’twanttolearna<br />
foreignlanguage.<br />
Bilingualism alsofurthersyourknowledgeofyour<br />
ownlanguage,drawingyoutofocusonitsmechanics<br />
andstructure.<br />
So,byalmeans,remainatypical,blissfulyignorant<br />
Brit,butyou’lbeboycotingafantasticopportunity!It<br />
istime-consumingand,formany,thatcouldprove<br />
thegreateststumblingblock,butnight-classesare<br />
available.Furthermore,applicationssuchas<br />
‘DuoLingo’oferamuchspeedieralternative.<br />
07TheFarlingayeStudentMagazine
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