Silvia Rindika P.A

The Great Advantages of Speaking More Than One Language

Language is what makes us human. It is a medium we use to share our thoughts with the world. We live in the world wherever we turn around there is always someone of a different ethnicity, culture, race, and language. Although there are differences of language in the world, a lot of people not only speak their own language. A lot of people are multilingual; they speak more than one language. They speak more than one language because it is a great advantage of people. Speaking more than one language is a great advantage because of four reasons.

First of all, speaking more than one language can help us to find a better job. Speaking more than one language may increase our chances of finding a better job. Most of the top businesses need to connect to the different country such as their manufactories in Indonesia, India, or China. They need the people who have ability to communicate with others. If we can speak more than one language, we get more opportunities to get into the companies. Beside that, we also have a lot of opportunities in the service industry as well. Call centers are always actively looking for people who can speak more than one language. Apart from that, preference is given to doctors, nurses, and pharmacists who can speak more than one language. It helps to build trust and loyalty of the patients as well. It means better diagnosis and better communication between the medical staffs and the patients. Overall the companies or other professional fields prefer those who can speak at least one foreign language. We should try to learn more than one language if we want to find a better job.

Second, speaking more than one language can help us to find many friends in the world. If we can speak more than one language, it is easier to travel, meet people, and make friends. We will meet many more people and find it much easier to get around when we travel. Apart from that, when we move to a foreign country, we will face different customs and way of living. In order to better understand the culture and way of thinking, it is very helpful to speak the local language. If we can speak their language, we will get many friends easier because people are much more receptive if we make an effort to speak their language. We should learn more than one language if we want to find many friends in the world.

Third, speaking more than one language can help us to know more things in the world. If we understand other languages, we can get to see and to know more things than the people who only know one language. We can learn the newest knowledge when the numerous books, magazines, and journals are printed in foreign languages if we can speak more than one language. On the other hand, if we love to play the games from foreign countries, most of the games are only available in their original language. We can understand the instructions if we understand those language. We should understand foreign language if we want to learn and know more things in the world.

Finally, speaking more than one language can help us to have open- minded. If we understand other languages, we will have open-minded than others. Because of the internet and convenient transportation, the worlds become flat. Everyone can easily connect to outside their country also people will receive more information outside their country. If we can understand their language, we have the better chance to understand their life and value. Since we become more flexible and comfortable listening and receiving other’s point of view, we will become more open-minded in different aspects. We should learn more than one language if we want to have open-minded and broader experience.

In conclusion, speaking more than one language is a great advantage for people. It has some advantages which can help us to find a better job, find many friends, know more things in the world, and have open-minded. In nowadays, the world becomes a globalization era, all the people should learn more than one language in order to connect to the new changing world.