An ancient czech proverb says that "you live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live once"(Omniglot writing systems & languages of the world, 2011). It means that learning a foreign language, you can also live a different life and have new experiences. This can help you in many aspects of your life. An efficient way to do all this things is to become a international student. However, learning a foreign language is not only benefits, you also have challenges to face with.
Learning a foreign language is important to your communication and integration. It gives you a better understanding of other cultures and ways of thinking. It also turns your life easier, for example, when you are travelling you can get your ticket, buy food, go places, etc. Other benefits include to socialize and make friends. And also it is good for bussiness, because it helps you to make sales, to negotiate, increase your chances of finding a new job or getting a promotion. At least, learning another language is very useful and there are different ways to get it.
The best way to learn a foreign language is to live abroad. When you are living in another country is easier to improve your language because you can practise everyday in different situations, not only in the classroom. Some people around the world travel to other countries to learn another language and also to have a new experience. The number of the international students is increasing. For example, in Perth, there isn't so many brazilian students for ten years ago. However the experience to live and study abroad is efficient to improve your language skills, it could be also difficult sometimes.
If you want to learn another language for different reasons, it could give you a lot of benefits how mentioned before, but also you can find some difficulties. It requires investiment of time, money and effort. In addition, the language is the first barrier encountered by international students. This kind of language barrier make many students feel helpless and over stressed. The difficulty to communicate can be a big problem, but also can be a challenge to make you keep trying. (Wikipedia, 2011)
People have different reasons to learn a foreign language. But the fact is that it helps you in many aspects, in your social life, intellectually and in business. More than that, learning another language gives you a better understanding of other cultures, ways of thinkings and understanding your own language. The best way to learn it is to live abroad as an international student, because you can practise everyday in different situations. However, the language barrier can be the main trouble for them. The communication's difficulties can be a problem, but also can be a challange that motivates you to study more.
References
Omniglot writing systems & languages of the world. Why should I learn a language? Retrieved September 5, 2011 from: http://www.omniglot.com/language/why.htm
Wikipedia. Language barrier. Retrivied September 5, 2011 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_barrier
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