I found these readings to be very interesting because I have always found taking a foreign language as a way to just fill up my "foreign language requirements." I actually thought of taking a foreign language a different way this year in college when I was placed in Chinese 100. The language and culture really caught my interest and when I started the class I was having so much fun with it learning the language. Don't get me wrong it is a very hard language to learn and to even become fluent in is hard to think about it. Government leaders are trying to make people who take language courses actually learn the language because in today's day and age it is absolutely necessary. The need for fluency in languages has rapidly increased, they are enforcing that people actually learn to speak the language instead of just learning how to write and conjugate verbs.
Learning a second language has many benefits to it according to the SCSU website on foreign language:
- Improves your employment prospects
- Improves your analytical abilities and study skills
- Helps you connect and befriend more people
- Improves your understanding of your native language
- Opens your mind and your world
According to another source learning a second language improves your skills to become successful in school and can actually improve skills and grades in math and english and can also improve entrance exam scores.
I think all of this is very interesting and makes me more interested in really trying to learn a second language that I could speak fluently in, which is what I'm currently trying to do in Chinese 100.
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