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WHY CHOOSE BILINGUALISM?

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Today, more of the world’s population is bilingual or multilingual than
monolingual.


In addition to facilitating cross-cultural communication, this trend also
positively affects cognitive abilities. Researchers have shown that the
bilingual brain can have better attention and task-switching capacities than the
monolingual brain, thanks to its developed ability to inhibit one language while
using another.


In addition, bilingualism has positive effects at both ends of the age spectrum:
Bilingual children as young as seven months can better adjust to environmental
changes, while bilingual seniors can experience less cognitive decline.


THE BENEFITS OF BEING BILINGUAL


LIST OF 5 ITEMS.

 * POSITIVE EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN
   
   Studies show that being bilingual has many cognitive benefits. According to
   research, speaking a second language can mean that you have a better
   attention span and can multitask better than monolinguals. This is because
   being bilingual means you are constantly switching from one language to the
   other.
   

 * EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGE
   
   Many studies show that those who speak a second language are more likely to
   be less distracted and more focused on tasks. Even bilingual children who are
   educated in their second language have actually been seen to outperform
   monolingual students in their native language.
   

 * ECONOMIC EDGE
   
   Speaking a second language has numerous employment benefits. Being bilingual
   means that there are more job opportunities depending on which languages you
   speak. Communication in the workplace is important, and more companies,
   especially those with international offices, are considering bilingualism a
   high priority.
   
   
   Fast growing fields such as tourism, journalism and translation put great
   value on bilingual employees. Additional languages on a resume could have an
   application moved to the top of the pile and give the applicant a better
   chance at getting the job, even if he/she isn’t as qualified as another
   monolingual applicant.
   

 * HEALTH BENEFITS
   
   There have been many studies proving that being bilingual can benefit one’s
   health. There is growing evidence to suggest that bilingualism can delay the
   onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for example. Other benefits of
   being bilingual include things such as a faster stroke recovery, lower stress
   levels, and delay many effects of old to name a few.
   

 * OPEN-MINDED OUTLOOK
   
   “To have another language is to possess a second soul” said Charlemagne. One
   of the benefits of being bilingual can mean that you see the world in
   different ways. Some even say that speaking two different languages can
   sometimes feel like having two different personalities.
   
   
   Bilinguals are used to constant change. This means that they are usually less
   affected by changes in the environment, and more open minded to new things
   and new experiences, because they have more than one view of the world
   already.
   

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LIST OF 5 ITEMS.

 * AT HOME IN THE WORLD
   
   Of course you can get around many countries without speaking the language.
   However, think of how much more you can experience if you speak the local
   language of the place you are visiting. No need for a phrase book or a
   translation app on the phone. Being able to communicate with the locals and
   immerse yourself in the language and culture can make your travel experience
   so much more enjoyable.
   

 * SOCIAL ADEPTNESS
   
   Bilinguals can make friends in more than one language meaning more
   opportunities to meet new people, and enjoy different hobbies and activities.
   Being able to communicate with people from other cultures is a huge social
   advantage and can open up so many more doors in life.
   

 * FACILITY FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES
   
   An amazing benefit of being bilingual is that you can learn additional
   languages more easily that monolinguals. This is because language skills
   reinforce each other. So if you have learned a second language already, then
   learning a third means transferring those skills over.
   

 * PASS IT ON!
   
   What better advantage, than being able to pass on your languages to your own
   children so they can reap the benefits of being bilingual too! Give your
   children the best start in life and raise them bilingual from birth. Your
   bilingual kids can then have bilingual kids of their own and languages can be
   passed on through generations.
   

 * BILINGUALS ARE THE MAJORITY
   
   One of the biggest misconceptions is that bilingualism is a rare phenomenon.
   But, in fact being bilingual means you are NOT the minority. More than half
   the world speaks more than one language on a daily basis. In many countries
   around the world, bilingualism is actually considered the norm. Everyone
   should have the chance to learn a second language and reap the benefits of
   being bilingual.
   

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BENEFITS OF FRENCH


LIST OF 2 ITEMS.

 * THE POWER OF THE FRENCH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
   
    * Students learning through the French curriculum are taught to truly
      respect academic prowess and independent, analytical thinking, emphasis on
      cultural knowledge.
    * A worldwide network of schools offers one unique program, the French
      national curriculum, though the way the curriculum is taught can be
      tailored. 
    * There are 495 international French schools in 137 countries. Moving
      between those schools is easy for those students (no test required).
    * International French schools possess a strong foreign language program.
    * The French Baccalauréat is an internationally recognised diploma.
   
   

 * WHY CHOOSE TO LEARN FRENCH
   
    * There are currently over 300 million French speakers worldwide. French is
      one of the very few languages spoken all over the world, ranked the sixth
      most widely spoken language after Mandarin Chinese (over a billion
      speakers), English, Hindi, Spanish and Arabic. 
    * As a result of population growth, the Organisation Internationale de la
      Francophonie estimates that the number of French speakers will rise to
      over 700 million by 2050, 80% of whom will be in Africa.
    * French is unusual in that it often exists alongside other languages in
      multilingual contexts.
    * French is Europe’s second most widely spoken mother tongue with over 77
      million speakers, after Germany (around 100 million), but ahead of English
      (around 61 million). French is predicted to become the most widely spoken
      mother tongue in Europe by 2025 and the most widely spoken mother tongue
      in the world by 2050.
    * Just as English benefited from the synergy of multiple forces in the 20th
      century, French may benefit from the synergistic effect of a globalized
      francophone culture in the 21st century. It is interesting to note that
      only 36% of native French speakers live in Europe, a powerful indication
      that while French is indeed a European language, its future is global and
      its status is impacted by the same global forces that have led to the rise
      of English.
   
   

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