Thursday, September 3, 2009

The Advantages of Learning a Foreign Language

A lot of people don't seem to know that most people who are teaching English as Second Language are receiving a lot of benefits. As well as to those people who learn other languages for their own goals. According to a report, Britons who learn a foreign language are richer, happier and are regarded as sexier than those who can only speak English.

Linguistic skills are ladder for business opportunities and are vital for successful international negotiations. People who learn a foreign language earn an extra £3,000 a year - a total of £145,000 over their lifetime. Companies are prepared to pay workers earning the national average of £25,818 as much as 12% more if they speak a foreign language. For higher earners, the figures are even more startling. Those earning £45,000 could see a potential cash boost of 20%, amounting to an extra £9,000 a year or £423,000 over a lifetime.

In addition, a survey of 270 dating agencies found that people who learn or speak a foreign language are also more attractive to the opposite sex. Britons who speak a foreign language were rated more highly because they are easier to match with partners as they are considered to be more intelligent and sexier.

This is call for those who want to do a more dispensable income and a more exciting romantic life the message is clear-Learn a Foreign Language!

2 comments:

  1. Its really true that knowledge of a foreign language has become very essential nowadays. Linguistic skills are ladders for business opportunities, Knowledge of a foreign language gives skills so that a person can easily step inside the mind of listener.

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  2. I agree with you there are many benefits of learning a foreign language. Many people take up language courses to learn new language but find it very difficult and most of them quit it after sometime.

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