What are the global benefits of learning a foreign language?
In today’s scenario where the tentacles of every industry are spreading far and wide, one cannot deny the many global benefits of taking up a foreign language. Competency in foreign languages and cross-cultural knowledge enable people to communicate with people of other cultures in a variety of settings, look beyond their customary borders, develop insight into their own language and culture, act with greater awareness of self, of other cultures, and of their own relationship to those cultures, thereby participating more fully in the global community and market. A multilingual person can give their community an insider’s view into foreign cultures, and give insights into other perspectives on international situations, thereby enhancing their nation’s economic competitiveness abroad, maintaining its political and security interests and promoting an understanding of cultural diversity within the country.
