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Benefits of learning a Second Language

 

1)Learning a foreign language boosts brain power.

2) A person’s ability to multi-task is developed.

3) The onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s is stalled.

4) Memory is improved.

5) The mind becomes keener.

6) Polyglots are seen to display improved decision-making ability.

7) The first language is improved.

8) Performance in other academic areas is enhanced.

9) It makes a person more flexible and open to other cultures.

10) Foreign language expands career potentials.

11) It builds self-confidence.

12) It aids in self-discovery and self-actualization.

 

Fun facts about languages:
 
There are about 7,000 languages in the world.
There are 50,000 characters in the Chinese language. You’ll need to know about 2,000 to read a newspaper.
12.44% of the world’s population speaks Mandarin as their first language.
There are about 2,200 languages in Asia.
1/4 of the world’s population speaks at least some English.Learning another language is important
50% of educational time in Luxembourg devoted to learning English, German, and French.
There are 13 ways to spell the ‘o’ sound in French.
There is a language in Botswana that consists of mainly 5 types of clicks.
There are 2,400 languages classified as being ‘endangered’.
231 languages are now completely extinct.
One language dies about every 14 days.

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