Benefits Of Multilingualism In A Globalized Society

Language is a beautiful tool that can be used to unify or divide. Language brings people together but it can also tear them apart. In “Mute in an English Only World”, Chang-Rae Lee writes about how his mother was impaired from doing simple tasks such as going to the store alone because she could not speak English. Second, in “Lingua Franchise”, by Charles Foran, he shows how English is unifying people across the globe.

We are surrounded by people who speak fluent English, partial English, and, sometimes, no English at all. There are times when you can't communicate with others because the language he or she speaks is not understandable. People often ignore these people without noticing; if they have something to say, others don't take it as important, they don't take it as seriously, or think it’s worth listening to. People who are able to communicate with more than one language, have the opportunity to be able to connect with other people. If you listen, others may see things the way you would never have. What one has to say, doesn't make it less important if he or she can't speak the same

Language can be seen as a communication barrier for some. Sometimes it may be difficult to talk to a customer, distant relative, or just a person walking down the street asking for directions. Now imagine a world where every single human being spoke the same language; a place where your distant relative from another country suddenly speaks the same language as you and you can begin to appreciate or dislike them even more; where now you are connected to billions of people who you can easily communicate with; where one universal language can now progress humankind.

not be a form of communication between the the citizens. Even as a child, having to learn a

Nelson Mandela once said, “If you speak to a man in a language that he understands, it goes to his head. If you speak to him in his language that goes to his heart” (“Nelson Mandela”, BBC).

My senior paper is about what I want to do in my future, but as well as the realization that there is a much bigger world out there. We have dyeing languages and cultures out in the world and people do not even realize it. There are more people learning English than there are people learning another language besides English. English is becoming the universal language. So, I will be sharing with you the benefits of learning a new language as well as why there are only a limit on foreign culture we can learn about in schools. There will also be the discussion of the form of work that you can do as a translator/ interpreter and more benefits that you can have with any job with knowing a second language. What I will

Summary Statement: Language is the one contributes essentially in your life, your career. And learning a second language could someday helps you to find your dream job, improves your life, and prevents diseases, also connects you with people around the world.

As the title suggests, “Speaking in Tongues: The Many Benefits of Bilingualism” is an article that examines the advantages of bilingualism. Due to the nature of the world, a great number of people have acquired the ability to speak more than one language. The author explores the benefits such an ability offers, arguing that bilingual children develop social, linguistic and cognitive skillsets that not only provides a chance to explore different cultures, but raises a child’s awareness of how language functions. The author also weighs on the cognitive aspect; applying the works of Ellen Bialystok to their ( the author’s ) argument. In the author’s view, bilingual children are better at dealing with conflicting cues and assessing information.

Growing up as a child in a military family, I had the fortunate experience of living in many places in the United States and abroad. With each new living adventure, we often met new families who were of mixed backgrounds and many of the new friends I made had one parent that was American and another that was of non-American or non-English speaking nationality. As such, these new friends were often bilingual. I often pondered what it would be like to live in a household where more than one language was spoken and found myself intrigued by that prospect. By the time I reached middle school though, the duty stations were all located in the United States and the majority

Scholars assert that data suggests progressively beneficial effects of bilingualism throughout the lifespan. It has been found that bilingualism could prevent age-associated cognitive deficits1.

Language and culture diversity have always been an intercontinental barrier in the past. Now, many people have learned to acquire other languages for them to destroy that barrier and also maybe to appreciate and learn other cultures that may one day help them towards becoming universal citizens.

Language is simply a tool for people of the universe to communicate with one another and it makes the World more complicated but also interesting. Language makes you share something, makes people understand you through expressing yourself or your opinion. Starting from the very early stages of human life there’ve been lots of various languages which were the ways for the connection among populations. Now, in our modern days we have many languages from the very famous and international ones to the languages of small communities. Every culture has its own main language and people value their own language differently from many aspects. For some people speaking in your own “mother tongue” where you must speak the language of the place you’ve born is important, for

In conclusion, language and communication are vital for the well-being of mankind. The problems of the modern world can only be solved with mutual-understanding between nations. Yet, cooperation cannot be attained without genuine communication through proper language. Without communication, there could only be endless conflicts and sufferings. At last, self –communication can only exist with the grasp of language. Thus, language is necessary for human to find peace and awareness within

Language is everything; by using it we can show our happiness, sadness, wishes, all of things in our mind and heart, etc. Language also can be a bridge to connect one information to the others. We can use it in every session, it means that language is very important. According to Wardhaugh (2006: 1), “A language is what the members of a particular society speak”. There are many languages in this world, one of them is English. It is also as an international language.

Language is a very magic thing. People use the language to communicate with others, but in the society of 21 century, we cannot only know one language, people should learn other foreign language. The world becomes national now. When you go to other countries and use different language, which will make the people who don’t know the foreign language hard understand. The language is a bridge to connect culture, education and nation.