By Sonia Meijer, Direct Languages Center.
Human intelligence is richer and more dynamic than we have been led to believe by academic education, I am passionate about communication, especially in teaching. As Philosopher Allan Bloom said : ‘Education is the movement from darkness to light ‘.
I believe in education as in its general sense, it is a form of learning in which knowledge is transferred from generation to generation, this science and the art of how to teach is called Pedagogy .
Education began in the earliest prehistory and skills deemed necessary in society. It is true English has become a global lingua franca over the past several decades. However learning another language opens up new opportunities and gives perspectives that you might never have encountered otherwise : like: personal, professional, social and economic; all points to the advantage to learning foreign languages .
It also gives the ability to step to another culture because we live in a world where nations and people are more dependent upon one another to supply goods and services. We also live in a world of globalization and mobility, ever more urgent for people to be competent in other languages .
With all these factors these are good reasons why you should be learning a foreign language .
