ESSAY 24

Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

The mastery of foreign language has become more important these days than ever before as the world is becoming more of a global village. In the sense of financial reasons, some people have the absolute opinion that learning another language should be to improve one's economy situation or to expand their geographical knowledge. In other words, it is for working and travelling purpose. However, there are others who believe that learning foreign languages can be based on other reasons, which are not money-related. This essay will explain both opinions and my view about learning a foreign language.

Travelling or working in other countries share the same basic characteristics. Both will be much more enjoyable and beneficial if supported by the good handling of the language of the new places. For example, those who move to France or Japan will not be able to absorb the intricacies of their new cultures should they be unable to speak the language. People in these two countries tend to ignore people who only rely on English as their means of communication. As a result, the visitors often feel left out or perhaps unwanted. This situation can be prevented and the only reasonable way to do that is to work on your language skills before you visit these kinds of countries.

It is undeniable that learning a language can be advantageous from the financial perspective. It helps you to connect with many different people from various places in the world. This, in turn, leads to a whole lot of opportunities to be seized. Nevertheless, there are other reasons to learn a language other than for travel or work. For example, in many Islamic countries, people learn the Arabic language for a better understanding towards the Qur'an, the holy book of Moslems. In addition, there are others who learn English just so they can read masterpieces of literature, such as Shakespeare's sonnet or Coleridge's poetry, in their original forms. This goes to show that, learning a foreign language can also be based on the spirit of knowledge pursuit.

In conclusion, there are many reasons to learn a foreign language. I strongly believe that, without any doubt, learning a new language will be very beneficial whatever the reasons we have when we start it. It helps us understand many things that we previously don't have any knowledge whatsoever, and this can only be a good thing.

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