Speaking a second language can lead to higher pay, with multilingual business people earning $1,000 more per month. However, only 18% of American graduates speak a language other than English. Being proficient in a foreign language improves cognitive abilities and makes individuals more employable, especially in industries like IT, business, law, and translation. As globalization increases, the demand for language skills will also rise in a growing number of languages.

2. Business people that speak a second language can expect between
. Personnel of the U.S. military to
$1,000 more per month if they are multilingual speakers.
HIGHER
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3. There are 1.85 million Americans graduating in 2015, only 18% of them speak
a second language other than English.
Being proficientin a foreign language gives you a
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4. Four out of five jobs created in the US are now created as a
result of foreign trade

5. A from the University of Edinburg shows that fluency in other
language improves cognitive performance and intelligence skills even in
adulthood.

6. Speaking a foreign language makes you more employable according to the
, particularly in the IT,
business, law and translation industry.

7. Monolingualspeakers of any variety of English - American or British -
will experience increasing difficulty in employment and political life
(Graddol, cited in Schmidt, 2004)
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8. Mandarin is the most important language for Americanbusiness people to
learn . Spoken by 845 million people, Mandarin is the top language
worldwide for business other than English, according to
which makes it an extremely valuable asset in today's global
economy.

9. The effects of globalization will increase the demand for skilled linguistics in an
increasing range of languages. (Connel, 2002:3)

10. Language learning improves interpersonal skills and communication skills, enhances
the ability to work creatively as partof a team; increases initiative, adaptability and
flexibility; (QAA, 2002: 7)

11. I’m not a language
person…
Everybody is a language person, given the right tools! The fastest way to learn a
language is through studying subjects you need to learn about and are interested in.