In today's constantly changing labor market, a high educational standard proves decisive for adapting to new situations.
It increases travel opportunities and gives a greater insight to other people's culture.
One cannot pretend to understand another country's culture unless one knows the language. Language and culture are truly inseparable.
It increases chances of meeting people from other lands
To help develop our literacy skills.
To develop (through the language) an understanding of the social conventions of other cultures, allowing us to participate more effectively in a multicultural world.
Language is one of the chief ways in which people show who they are and where they belong.
It helps students develop greater cognitive skills in such areas as mental flexibility, creativity, divergent thinking, and higher-order thinking skills.
Learning a foreign language makes you understand your mother tongue better. You will find many opportunities to contrast both languages.
The workplace of tomorrow is a world of many cultures and languages ...with new forms of global commerce we can't even imagine today" (Kiplinger Washington Editors, 1996).
Spanish is the fourth most spoken language in the world. Namely in Central and South America, Spain and in big parts in the USA. Large communities are located in California, Florida, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and New York.