There are still a lot of people in Indonesia think that learning foreign languages is unuseful. They think that learning foreign languages is only spend money, spend time, and cannot make money for them.Actually, there are a lot of benefits of learning foreign languages. Those are,
1. Understanding the other's people cultures
When you study a foreign language, for example english. Automatically you study also the english people's culture. So you will know how they behave, eat, drink, talk to the others. By studying English and its culture is easy for you to socialize yourself with the english people, and you'll be accepted by them, as you understand their own language and culture, It will be fun for you to live in the english country.
2. To find out job
If you can speak a foreign language, to find a job is not hard for you, because you have mastered the people's language. For instance you like to work in Kuwait, its language is arabic. Because you are able to speak arabic, you are be prioritazed firstly to get the job, not the other people.
3. Getting life safely
To get safety life, in the other country, one way you have to do is mastering the own language. You will know what the people do for you, they will never do bad things to you,because you master their own language. Besides they will respect and appreciate you, as you study their language and culture. They also protect you.
4. Technology Language
For example you are going to study machine in Germany or Japan. Firstly you have to study germany or Japanese . They use their own languages to teach their students or foreign students. To get the knowledge of machine technology from the countries you have to study German or Japanese language in order to get the knowledge from them.
Those are some benefits of learning foreign language. I need your comments. Hendri Agus
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