Why learn new languages?

[mareebaybay]

I know plenty of people that believe learning a new language is useless. Why do you learn a new language?

[Trellum]

I'm learning a new language because I plan to move to the country where they speak that language, and in order to live a functional life there I need to learn the language. I'm not really fond of the dutch language as you can see, but I'm basically trapped and have no other choice but learning it   I'm not 100% sure I'll be moving there or when, but it should happen next year.

Learning a new language is one of the best investments, that's the way I see it. Knowing another language can open so many doors for you actually, it did for me; I landed a really good job some years ago thanks to the fact I'm bilingual!

[JoanMcWench]

Completely on the level of the post prior to mine. Being bi or trilingual helps a ton when looking for jobs. Especially when it happens to be a language that rare but desperately sought after.

Of course, money should never be the only reason. I like learning new things. I enjoy knowing something I did not before. I also love it when you learn a language and happen upon someone in day to day life who is fluent and you can maintain a conversation. Great feeling.

[Francisco23]

I know plenty of people that believe learning a new language is useless. Why do you learn a new language?

It's useless if your a hermtit or you don't plan to leave your current native geographic location or to interact with people from other countries. I lean a new language because I know it will help me in my travelling experiences.

[writeletters]

Learning a language is not useless! It can be useful if you like to travel or if you like meeting new people. Languages open up a wide range of possibilities in your life. Also, if your looking for jobs, you'll have a lot more options if you are bi/trilingual.

[jodig]

I'm going to go a bit further with this, saying that learning a new language can make you sharper.

The way I see it, a language is a medium to understand our world and express ourselves. In other words, learning languages makes you more open minded and gives you the ability to easier change perspective on a subject.

[kenthoang28]

Some reasons why people should learn new language:

- Able to make new friends more.

- Getting job easier.

- Improve your knowledge about culture.

- Do not need translator while travelling.

- Open your mind.

I think these are goods reason to learn new language