Benefits of learning multiple languages
Expanding horizons.
Language is a reflection of the culture of the country and the mentality of its inhabitants. By studying a foreign language, we begin to better understand its speakers, learn how social contacts are built in another country, learn to interact with people whose thinking and perception of the world differs from ours. Learning a language necessarily includes familiarity with the history, geography, art and traditions of another country. This broadens the horizon, makes a person more flexible, allows you to look at the world more widely.
brain development
During the study of a foreign language, new neural connections are created in the brain, the volume of gray matter grows, memory and attention improve. The more languages a person learns, the faster and better he solves intellectual problems.
Help in learning your native language
Mastering foreign languages helps to understand the system, structure and rules of the native language.
When is a second language useful?
To study abroad
Education in European countries, as a rule, takes place in their native languages, while foreigners can receive free higher education by successfully passing language tests. There are also English-language programs in European countries, but they are paid, so it is more profitable to learn, for example, German, which will allow you to enter and study for free at universities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
For career growth
Knowledge of a second language significantly expands the opportunities to build a career in Armenia and abroad. There are many companies from Germany, France, Spain operating in the Armenian market, and knowledge of the relevant language in addition to English gives the applicant a great advantage.
In addition, knowledge of a second language significantly increases the salary of translators, managers of foreign economic activity, secretaries-referents.
How to choose a second language
When choosing a second language, you need to focus on three main criteria:
interests and inclinations;
future plans;
perspective of the language.
German (59% of vacancies);
French (14%);
Italian (11%);
Chinese (5%);
Spanish (4%).
You can focus not only on the demand for the language among employers, but also on its prevalence in the world. The world’s leading languages are Chinese, English, Spanish and Arabic.
