Week 2. Learning foreign languages

Some people think that one should learn a foreign language mainly to build a good professional career; others believe that it is much more needed for general educational and social development. What is your opinion? What do you think is the main reason for learning a foreign language?

Nowadays, learning foreign languages becomes more and more popularly and benefitely. It is very important to understand and have communication with people in fastly-developing world. According to the statistics, more than a half of Earth's population speaks at least one foreign language. Studying foreign languages is regarded as the time’s require and development of social communication and educational improvement.

General educational and social development is accepted as one of the most essential reason for learning languages. Firstly, on condition of knowledge of the world's languages people are able to understand foreign culture, customs and, what is more important, way of thinking. It is easier for a foreigner who masters any country's language to accustom among local population and to get used living abroad. Mastering language will give a person hand of help in cases of meeting with a native speaker, watching movie or reading books in original work. Secondly, knowledge gives the ability of travelling without language difficulties. There will not be such a problem like impossibility to ask someone about your location or a trouble with registration in a hotel.

Another significant advantage of learning foreign language for self-development is improvement of memory and brain activity. Numerous researches confirmed that people, speaking one or several foreign languages, perceive and reproduce information quicker and more precisely than those who have never been engaged in comprehension of linguistic elements. During the studying intellectual tension reaches the highest point. Thereby the brain tries to remember and hold information for a long time.

For all that, I strongly reckon that the main reason for learning foreign language is human's intellectual development and self- improvement, so long as there are some advantages, like brain activation or cultural understanding, although professional intension plays a great role in studying.