Something neither beauty nor fashion related today but more lifestyle
- a topic I’ve been wanting to write about for a while, so I hope this post is useful.
I may or may not have said before that I study French (with English) at Uni. People
often approach me to ask what it’s like to learn a language and how it feels to
be able to speak it at a reasonable level. Today I’ll talk about the pros and
cons of learning a language and for those in education, what learning a
language is like at various stages in the UK education system.
I’m clearly biased, but I think
learning a language is really great. Here are my five top reasons as to why I
think you should consider giving it a try:
· It’s interesting. You don’t just learn another
language, but you learn about the culture of the country or countries in which
the language is spoken, including everything from history to fashion to art to
food.
· You can learn a lot about your own language.
This is particularly helpful for me as I also study English Language, but
nonetheless it is particularly informative and helps with some of those more
obscure Trivial Pursuit questions.
· Employability. Employers love people who can
speak more than one language and with the current job market as competitive as
it is any little extra skills you can bring to the table are a bonus.
· Confidence and communication. Learning a
language brings you multiple other skills, particularly communication skills
and in turn those skills contribute towards making you a more confident person.
· Impressing your friends. And your parents. And
men...I always get asked to ‘say something in French, it’s really ...’ ;)
