Why learn a foreign language?

Everyone else speaks English, don’t they?

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. - Kofi Annan

Keep working hard, because it’s going to be so important now to be educated and focused. Because no one can ever take your education from you. - Michelle Obama

No language has been spoken by so many people. It has been calculated that 400 million people speak English; it is a second language for a billion more and 60 or so countries use it as their official language with many others using it unofficially. The internet, trade, diplomacy, science and aviation use it globally. That is no reason to be lazy. There are so many benefits if you have other languages at your command. Studying another language helps in so many ways: • Boosts you brain power • Improves your listening skills and memory • Increases your vocabulary in your native language • Expands your analytical skills • Is proven to raise grades in

maths and English • Expands your world view • Teaches you more about a country’s culture • Makes international travel

easier • Employers are crying out for

bi-lingual staff • Improves prospects with

overseas employers