There is a division in certain quarters about why foreign languages are learnt. While some people think that the sole purpose is for visiting and working abroad, others believe that there are more reasons to it such as appreciating international art. Although I strongly believe that there is more to studying other languages, both sides of the argument will be discussed.
Due to globalisation, businesses have expanded tremendously beyond national borders. This has prompted people from various parts of the world to travel, live and work in other regions. Therefore, leading to a ripple effect of people learning various languages apart from their mother tongue. For instance, a recent survey carried out by Harvard University, prove that over fifty percent of people, who registered for international language classes, did so in order to work in other countries. This supports the fact that travelling and working overseas is a major reason why individuals become multilingual.
However, the belief that the aforementioned point is the only cause for embracing other languages is nothing short of preposterous. The world, which is now a global village (as stated earlier) has also opened the door to the appreciation of non-native music and literature. For this reason, a considerable amount of people has resorted to enthusiastically learn other languages. For example, it was reported by a French journal that as a result of strong interest in Shakespearian novels, there has been a rise in the number of French students, who enrolled for English classes in the city of Paris, France within the last two years.
To conclude, although certain people think that immigration and working in other societies is the only reason why foreign languages are learnt, it does not change the fact that this reasoning is flawed. The information age has given more cause to learn other languages in order to benefit from other schools of thought without the need to travel or work overseas.
There is a division in certain quarters about why foreign
languages
are
learnt
. While
some
people
think
that the sole purpose is for visiting and working abroad, others believe that there are more
reasons
to it such as appreciating international art. Although I
strongly
believe that there is more to studying
other
languages
, both sides of the argument will
be discussed
.
Due to
globalisation
, businesses have expanded
tremendously
beyond national borders. This has prompted
people
from various parts of the world to travel,
live
and work in
other
regions.
Therefore
, leading to a ripple effect of
people
learning various
languages
apart from their mother tongue.
For instance
, a recent survey carried out by Harvard University, prove that over fifty percent of
people
, who registered for international
language
classes, did
so
in order to work in
other
countries. This supports the fact that travelling and working overseas is a major
reason
why individuals become multilingual.
However
, the belief that the aforementioned point is the
only
cause for embracing
other
languages
is nothing short of preposterous. The world, which is
now
a global village (as stated earlier) has
also
opened the door to the appreciation of non-native music and literature. For this
reason
, a considerable amount of
people
has resorted to
enthusiastically
learn
other
languages
.
For example
, it
was reported
by a French journal that
as a result
of strong interest in
Shakespearian
novels, there has been a rise in the number of French students, who enrolled for English classes in the city of Paris, France within the last two years.
To conclude
, although certain
people
think
that immigration and working in
other
societies is the
only
reason
why foreign
languages
are
learnt
, it does not
change
the fact that this reasoning
is flawed
. The information age has
given
more cause to learn
other
languages
in order to benefit from
other
schools of
thought
without the need to travel or work overseas.