Benefits Of Learning A Foreign Language

Language is a technique that requires vocals for communication in a community or in a particular group. Chambers everyday dictionary defines language as the human speech. Any manner of speech that has to do with communicating be it orally, written, and sign is language. There are many languages and it has to do with the fact that humans are diverse, from different races, culture, ethnicity, country, regions etc and thus have a peculiar language distinctive to them. What is the origin of language? Why is it so important especially learning the foreign languages? Man is not the only animal that has the honor of languages, other lower animals like ants, spiders, mosquitoes etc have a mode of communication that is distinctive to them, same goes for wild animals like tiger, lion, zebra etc. So without doubt there are indeed great benefits of learning a foreign language, but first what is a foreign language? Is it possible to learn other languages? These and other information will be discussed in this article.

Foreign Language Defined: Foreign language is a language that is different from the language learners’. If you are an American and desires to learn Russia language, because Russian language is different from America English (your language) that therefore makes Russian a foreign language. The same goes for other languages as well; learning sign language also constitutes learning foreign language. This days we have scientist dabbling into the world of animals learning their way of live, ways of communication and so on, this can also be referred as learning a foreign language. So foreign language learning goes beyond learning other human’s way of communication to animals’, deaf and dumb. This said what can you say are the benefits of learning a foreign language, in other to create and establish the foundation of this writing, the origin of languages will be discussed next, and then the benefits of learning the language.

Origin Of Language: The origin of language evolve from early man communication with signs, so sign languages as it is done by the deaf and dumb actually started by the primitive men. In Burgess’s book primitive men where described in this fashion “full of noise, babbling and gurgling, diversified with grunts, and howls” this was their mode of communication before they transformed to talkers. Another evidence of language can also be traced to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Adam was recorded to have spoken to eve when he declared her as his flesh and bones and thereafter naming her woman. After that in another biblical record, men where said to have the same language according (Gen.11.1) they speak in one voice, and where generally living in unity, further reading in the passage shows how they went from speaking the same language to different languages (Gen. 11.6) so the major features of language which is diversity according to the bible originated from human attempt to build a tower (tower of Babel) to heaven where they hopefully willed to see God and communicate with him face – to – face, But God seeing their determination and unity disorganized them by making them to speak different languages hence creating confusion and loss of focus, the people seeing they could hardly understand each other migrated to other places, thus marking the beginning of different language and a reason to learning foreign languages.

Basic Features/Benefits Of Learning A Foreign Language:

1. Productivity: the use of language is indeed huge, and highly potent. It can be use to correct, deceive, entertain, mislead, and what have you. Many literalists have carved a niche for themselves using the power of languages, talk about authors, play writers, poets etc. Musicians are not left out, tapping into the richness of foreign culture have enabled Musicians like Gloria Estafan greatly.

2. Language is culture bias: in other to learn a foreign language it is useful to first understand the person’s way of life, because acquiring that language is like acquiring that person’s culture. So learning foreign culture aids unity and it is the greatest show of appreciation and respect. Leaders looking for world peace should encourage foreign language acquisition.

3. Dynamism: Language is a dynamic art, and any one who adds additional language to his or her own is therefore perceived as dynamic.

4. Language is reciprocal: Language can be learned by others, this is good news for people who think it is not possible or ethical to learn foreign languages.

5. Intrinsic: Language is inherited, from the day one is born, – either, from the father side or mother side or both sides language has become part of you.

6. Record keeping: Business executives, professionals etc use language to keep records of sales, income and expenditures. A country’s historical fact is recorded using language be it in writing, or orally. Thus learning foreign language will advance ones skill, knowledge wisdom, and achievement

7. Learning a foreign language enables one to mix well especially as an emigrant, he or she will be favored, and appreciated, and advance faster than other colleagues who probably don’t understand the language.

8. Foreign language acquisition also enhance ones interpersonal skill

The benefits of learning a foreign language is very wide, beyond obtaining this knowledge you are advise to make a move towards acquiring necessary language skills.

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