Learning a new language can help you in may ways. It can help with your current job, or with finding a new job. It will help you if you decide to travel to exotic locales. It can help you complete your college degree. It can help you communicate better with immigrants.
Six Steps
- Recommended: Use Rosetta Stone language learn system (click on the links below)
- Read a language dictionary
- Listen to a language program such as Pimsleur or Berlitz
- Hang out with native speakers
- Watch foreign films with English subtitles
- Take a class at a local community college
(click on the link to see learn about programs in that language)
There are many languages that you might want to learn: Russian, Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Greek, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch, or many other languages.
Why Learn A New Language
Learning a foreign language takes time and dedication. In a world that is increasingly interdependent, we can no longer afford to remain monolingual. Success depends in large measure on the ability of an individual to function as a member of a global village whose members speak a variety of languages. Learning foreign languages is no longer a pastime: it is a necessity. Learning a new language can open up new job possibilities or simply help you to communicate with your neighbor.
Did you know that studying a second language can improve your skills and grades in math and English and can improve entrance exam scores — SATs, ACTs, GREs, MCATs, and LSATs? Research has shown that math and verbal SAT scores climb higher with each additional year of foreign language study, which means that the longer you study a new language, the stronger your skills become to succeed in school. Studying a new language can improve your analytic and interpretive capacities.