THE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD LEARN ENGLISH

1. English gives you access to the knowledge of the world

English is the language of technology, especially high technology like computer science, genetics, and medicine. If you’re going to read documents related to those fields, you’ll probably have to read them in English. In other words, English is an essential tool to broaden and light up your outlook on the world. Without English, your access to the world of knowledge will be limited. As A French Proverb goes “You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you only live once”. Further, once you are fluent in English, you will have more opportunities to learn about other cultures through literature as it’s true that most of the popular foreign books are translated into English rather than other languages. And most of the information on the Internet is in English as well.

2. English gives you more opportunities to study in the best schools in the world

As we all know, most of the best schools are based in English-speaking countries such as Harvard, Oxford, Yale,… Moreover, since English is spoken in so many different countries, there is a wide range of schools around the world offering English courses. For those who are learning English as a second language, you will be given more opportunities to find a course that you’re interested in. In addition, being fluent in English will increase your chances of getting a scholarship.

3. You can travel anywhere in the world easily with English

Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein is credited with saying that “the limits of your language are the limits of your world” which means that with the abilities of understanding and communicating in English, you can easily travel around the globe.

4. English will open up better job opportunities for you

English brings a significant benefit to those who are working in an international or multinational organization. In addition to the fact that you’ll be able to communicate with foreign clients or business partners, your English abilities will also help you with climbing the career ladder. Also, if you are looking for a career in the medical sciences, computer science, and technology fields, learning English is a must.

5. You can make new friends

English is spoken as a first or native language by approximately 400 million people around the world. Other than that, today English is regarded as one of the official languages in hundreds of countries around the world and an estimated 565 million people use it on the Internet. You can easily make a lot of new friends from different places around the globe if you know English! Making new friends will not only help you grow as a person but also inspire you to strive forward.

6. You will exercise your brain

So now, even when you say no to all the 5 reasons above, you can not say no this one. Because it’s your health. Do you know that learning new languages will help you increase your memory and strengthen your brain’s natural ability to focus and process information?

According to research, people who speak more than one language fluently tend to have better memories and be more cognitively creative and mentally flexible than monolinguals. What is more, learning languages has also been shown to help prevent early-onset Alzheimer‘s disease and dementia.