Can learning a new language ever harm or take away from your life? Nope! Learning a new language will only enrich your life and open up doors you never even knew were there. Learning a new language helps to prepare students to be college and career ready. In addition, learning a new language helps students to be aware of the importance of living a purposeful life in a global society.
A wonderful thing about our country (in my opinion) is its diversity… and our students learning needs match that same sentiment of diversity. Today our students have a great need to be ready for life after high school. Many students leave high school thinking that the rest of the world is going to operate in the same way, which is a great disillusion to students when they discover the opposite. Learning a new language addresses the needs of diverse learners in the 21st century by teaching students to communicate effectively in more than one language in to be able to function in a number of situations and for numerous purposes. In addition, it may help students to see the world from the perspective of those of a different culture than theirs. For sure it gives students a taste of how students that come from another country may feel with learning English and how challenging it could be to not be able to express yourself right away in a new language. It may give them empathy with the English Learners in their school, and hopefully want to help. Learning a new language also helps students to break down barriers, stereotypes, and misconceptions that may have had about cultures different from their own.
A wonderful thing about our country (in my opinion) is its diversity… and our students learning needs match that same sentiment of diversity. Today our students have a great need to be ready for life after high school. Many students leave high school thinking that the rest of the world is going to operate in the same way, which is a great disillusion to students when they discover the opposite. Learning a new language addresses the needs of diverse learners in the 21st century by teaching students to communicate effectively in more than one language in to be able to function in a number of situations and for numerous purposes. In addition, it may help students to see the world from the perspective of those of a different culture than theirs. For sure it gives students a taste of how students that come from another country may feel with learning English and how challenging it could be to not be able to express yourself right away in a new language. It may give them empathy with the English Learners in their school, and hopefully want to help. Learning a new language also helps students to break down barriers, stereotypes, and misconceptions that may have had about cultures different from their own.