Journal #20 Speaking more than one language is a great advantage

Most of students go aboard pursuing higher education not only earn the approval or credits but to learn another language. The world today becomes flat according to the technology development such as internet and advanced transportation. How to improve your own ability in order to follow the trend? Speaking more than one language is a great advantage to improving our ability and view the brand new world. Also, people can find the better job; learn more things in different language from variety resources and the most important broaden our horizon and open up our mind to receive the new impact.

First at all, when you speak more than one language, you definitely can find the better job. Most of the top businesses need to connect to the different country such as their manufactories in Indonesia, India, or Mainland China. To expend their fingers they need the people who have ability to communicate with others. If you can speak more than one language, you get more opportunities to get into the companies. In addition, you might get the better payment than other people because of your unique ability.

Second, you can learn more different things from other resources. If you understand another language, you can get to see and to know more things than the people who only know one language. How can you learn the newest knowledge when the numerous books, magazines, and journals are printed in the language you don’t understand? On the other hand, if you love to play the games, most of the games are only available in their original language such as English or Japanese. How can you understand the instructions if you don’t understand those language?

Third and the most important, you will have open-minded and broader horizon than others. Because of the internet and convenient transportation, the worlds become flat. Everyone can easily connect to outside their country also people will receive more information outside their country. If you can understand their language, you have the better chance to understand their life and value. Since you become more flexible and comfortable listening and receiving other’s point of view, you will become more open-minded in different aspects.

In short, speaking more than one language is a great advantage for people. You can find the better job, know more things and have the open-minded. In nowadays, the world becomes a global village, all the people should learn second or third language in order to connect to the new changing world.