Top 10 Reasons
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This post explains why I want to be a Spanish teacher. I feel that every student starting in kindergarten should be learning a foreign language. The earlier the student starts, the easier it will be for the student to continue to learn the language throughout their educational career. I want to give my students that extra advantage after they graduate from high school and enter the real world.
1.- Analyzing skills improve when students study a foreign language.
2.- Higher order thinking skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, and inferencing are increased when you study a new language.
3.- Dealing with another culture enables people to gain a more profound understanding of their own culture.
4.- Foreign Language study creates more positive attitudes and less prejudice toward people who are culturally different.
5.- Business skills plus foreign language skill make an employee more valuable in the marketplace.
6.- Creativity is increased with the study of a foreign language.
7.- Graduates often cite foreign language courses as some of the most valuable courses they took in college because of the communication skills they developed in the process.
8.- International travel is made easier and more pleasant through knowing a foreign language
9.- Global Economy
10.- More and more businesses work closely with companies in other countries.
1.- Analyzing skills improve when students study a foreign language.
2.- Higher order thinking skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, and inferencing are increased when you study a new language.
3.- Dealing with another culture enables people to gain a more profound understanding of their own culture.
4.- Foreign Language study creates more positive attitudes and less prejudice toward people who are culturally different.
5.- Business skills plus foreign language skill make an employee more valuable in the marketplace.
6.- Creativity is increased with the study of a foreign language.
7.- Graduates often cite foreign language courses as some of the most valuable courses they took in college because of the communication skills they developed in the process.
8.- International travel is made easier and more pleasant through knowing a foreign language
9.- Global Economy
10.- More and more businesses work closely with companies in other countries.
