Teaching a foreign language
There are many beliefs surrounding
learning a secondary language in the public education in the United States. Many
do not wish to learn a second language because they feel unnecessary but truth
is English is not the most spoken language in the world. Learning a different
language opens door of diversity, cultures, and career advancement. There is a
importance in teaching a different language in school.
Many countries all around the world
are teaching a secondary language as a part of the school curriculum. In the
United States on 18% speak a secondary language. There are so many Americans
that even with a different culture background do not learn their native
language or a different language because of the belief they do not need it for
being in the United States. Secondly, in Europe 53% of Europeans are thought a
secondary language and a lot of them speak English. Also Mandarin is the number
most spoken language in the world, there are 955 million people that speak
Mandarin. Then Spanish is number two which is approximately 404 million
speakers, then English with 360 million speakers; followed by Hindu with 310 million
then Arabic with nearly 300 million.
The United States is known as
“melting pot” for immigrants, a country so diverse that diversity should not be
a shock in the workplace. The more diversity in the workplace is one of the
most trend growths. Many places that have a diverse staff have higher achievements
in the workplace. Also places that have more diversity also have less
prejudices and stereotypes in the workforce. Minority in the workforce has
shown to be a benefit for companies and also more workplace happiness within
staff.
The benefits in education of in
learning a different are tremendous. Children who speak a different language
have higher test scores in college exams, SAT and ACT. Second, students who
speak a different language have higher chances of entering into colleges are
winning scholarships. Also bilingual people have an average of 5 points higher
on IQ test and an average of 10 points higher on all academic testing even in
English composition test. Lastly, besides the better knowledge and memory skill
learning a different language chows to be a better benefit. Nevertheless,
people who are bilingual or even multilingual are less likely by approximately
25% to get Alzheimer’s and dementia.
In conclusion, I truly believe that
the United States should enforce a different language in public education not
as an elective but as a mandatory subject for others to learn. English is not
the primary language in the world so why only enforce one language? People who
speak more than one language have better chances of future career advancements,
high IQ, and more culture diversity.
