08/22/2018
- Your job: English is the language of science, aviation, computing, diplomacy, tourism and the media. So, if you can speak English your chances of finding a job in these fields will increase greatly.
- Your studies: 9 of the top 10 universities in the world are in either the USA or the UK, and with so many courses in English on offer all over the world, now is your chance to get a qualification and take advantage of all these opportunities.
- Your trips: English is an official language in 53 countries, with more than 400 million native speakers. Also, in most tourist destinations around the world English is the main language of communication.
- Effects on the brain: a scientific study (Frontiers in Psychology, Dr Thomas Bak) has found that young adults who spoke 2 foreign languages had a better level of concentration and memory than those who only spoke 1 language.
- Global vision: English is the most widely spoken language in the world. 1 in every 5 people either speaks or understands English and it’s the “lingua franca” of international trade and commerce.
