Write An Essay About The Benefits Of Learning A Second Language

According to the Washington Times, 21% of Americans speak a foreign language at home. While many of those Americans also speak english, a second language is essential to communication in today’s society. Luckily, I have been blessed with the opportunity to study a foreign language at Pekin High for four years. A foreign language has given me so much more than the opportunity to learn a second language. Taking a foreign language for four years has allowed me to experience cultures that I would’ve never experienced otherwise and it has granted me the skill of multitasking. In the future, my LANGUAGE studies will allow for the ease of communication in my career endeavors into the field of medicine. A four-year study of LANGUAGE has allowed me to immerse myself into cultures that I would’ve never experienced otherwise. Living in the U.S. my entire life has been great, but along with that comes a clouded worldview. Without a foreign language, I would’ve never been able to view …show more content…
Before high school, I was never able to multitask. I just found it easier to focus on one task at a time. Learning a foreign language, however, forces you to learn the skill of multitasking. From my experience, especially in the latter years of my foreign language studies, I can recall experiences from almost every day where we have had to switch between English and LANGUAGE. We do this so often that it becomes effortless and we are multitasking without even realizing it. Pennsylvania State University even found in a study that people who are able to “juggle” between languages, as I have in LANGUAGE class everyday, are better multitaskers. Going into college next year, the skill of multitasking becomes invaluable. With balancing work, school work, and a social life, multitasking will allow all three of those aspects of my life work cohesively, and I have four years of LANGUAGE to thank for