William Crawford
Hazel CastilloBenefits of Being Bilingual
April 27th 2010 22:15
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There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood which is routinely used for speaking and writing. However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages. There are numerous benefits of being bilingual such as an improvement in linguistic and meta linguistic abilities as well as betterment of cognitive flexibility such as divergent thinking, concept formation, verbal abilities and general reasoning.
Many people have the capacity to learn a second language. It may be another language in the same country or totally different language from another country. Nowadays, several institutes and schools offering foreign language courses are popping up throughout the world. Many colleges and universities have included some foreign language courses in their regular academic syllabus too. While learning another language, you need to understand its basic grammar and improve vocabulary. Being bilingual offers greater sensitivity to language, more flexibility in thinking and a better ear for listening. It also improves a person’s understanding for the native language. It opens the door to other cultures. Moreover, knowledge of other languages increases the career opportunities, offering several job options.
In today's internet world there are easy ways to teach yourself. Many site offer a sample week course so you can learn many greetings and brief conversation free. I found this site and signed up to get a 15 minute free course in Spanish.
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Next I'm going to try Hindi and see where it takes me.
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