By Stephanie Stevens
There are so many reasons to learn another language.To upskill at your job or prepare to get a new position. Connecting with friends and family overseas. To get ready for international travel. Below we offer five irrefutable reasons, but the most important is because it's fun!
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Sources
Forbes, "How Learning An Additional Language Could Influence Your Business" by Conner
US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, "Bilingualism: Consequences for Mind and Brain" by Bialystok, Craik, and Luk
US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, "Bilingualism as a Model for Multitasking" by Gregory J. Poarch and Ellen Bialystok
The Atlantic, "How Foreign Languages Foster Greater Empathy in Children" by Chibber