Study a Foreign Language

•           Helps you to expand your view of the world

•           Encourages critical reflection on the relation between language and culture, language and thought

•           Expands your opportunities for meaningful leisure activities (such as travel, viewing foreign language 

            films, watching foreign TV programs)

•           Develops your intellect (encouraging good learning habits, memorization, combining course content and               skills in a meaningful way)

•           Improves knowledge of the native language (through comparison and contrast with the foreign language)

•           Exposes you to modes of thought and viewpoints that are available only in the foreign language and its               culture.

•           Helps to build practical skills that may be used in other disciplines

•           Contributes to the development of your personality.

•           contributes to the achievement of national goals, such as economic development or national security.