BECOMING
SMARTER
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Speaking a foreign language improves brain function. students who study foreign languages tend to score better in tests than their monolingual peers - particularly in maths, reading and writing.
REMAINING SHARPER FOR LONGER
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Studies show that people who speak two or more languages stay mentally sharper for longer. The average age of onset diseases like dementia is later in people who have learnt to speak more than one language.
BOOST YOUR
CONFIDENCE
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Learning a language means moving out of your comfort zone which will then give you a huge sense of accomplishment when you hold conversations with someone in their native language.
IMPROVE
MOTHER-TONGUE
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Learning a foreign language teaches the mechanics of language: grammar, sentence structure etc. People who speak more than one language are more aware of language (including their mother-tongue) and the ways it can be structured and used.