top ten reason why you should learn another language except for english?

Question

10 reasons please

Answer 1

1. To increase global understanding
2. To improve employment potential
3. To increase native language ability
4. To sharpen cognitive and life skills
5. To improve chances of entry into college or graduate school
6. To appreciate international literature, music, and film
7. To make travel more feasible and enjoyable
8. To expand study abroad options
9. To increase understanding of oneself and one's own culture
10. To make lifelong friends

Answer 2

1. It's a good exersise for your brain
2. It gives you broader view believe it or not cause some things are said so differently it's like different mentality.
3. Looks good on your resume and sometimes can come handy.
4. Makes travel easier. You don't need to always rely on other people speaking English as a second language.
5. You can show off
6. If you're captured by your enemies you can understand what they say (made me think of Russians fighting against Napoleon. Russian officers were fluent in French while French officers didn't speak Russian. )
7. You can date a foreigner
8. You can read science papers published in a different country.
9. If you're a business owner it gives you better opportunities.
10. Makes you feel better about yourself.

Answer 3

1. Some jobs these days are paying more for people who can speak other languages (mainly spanish).
2.Being able to communicate with people from other countries.
3. Learning the differences of other languages.
4. Traveling, if ever you we're to go to a different country you could communicate with others around you.
5. Being able to order meals in other languages at resturants.
There's five anyone else have 5 more different ones?!

Answer 4

1. Meet new people
2. Travel/ Vacation
3. Job (resume)
4. Just for Fun
5. School (College requirements)
6. Linguist (translation and such)
7. Watch foreign movies
8. Experience new culture
9.
10.

Answer 5

For me personally, in chronological order:

1. To graduate from high school (French)
2. To communicate with other people in my city (French)
3. To graduate from university (Italian)
4. To get a job (French)
5. Just seemed like fun (Japanese/German/Swahili)
6. To talk to my mother-in-law (French)
7. So I knew what my kids were saying (French)
8. So I could read the mail, shop, and otherwise get by in my daily life in Switzerland (German)
9. So I can understand my kids' homework (German)
10. So I can make new friends (German)

Answer 6

One reason is enough for me ;0)
"To increase my opportunities in my life."
Life is just once and you are not able to experience it fully. But by learning different languages, whatever they are, you will open new windows towards new worlds and more experiences in this short moment! Cheers and Good Luck.

Answer 7

You may travel one day.

Might meet someone who doesn't speak English

You may fall in love with a foreigner

You can never know too much

you extra credits in college

You will be more educated

Someone beside you may start speaking in a foreign language, they will not know you understand them

Parents will be proud of you

Your kids will be proud of you

You may want to work abroad!

Answer 8

To communicate with people around the world?

Answer 9

to communicate with the illegals