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Roshanak Ansari
Professor Covington
English 1101
November 23, 2017
Final Research Paper Over the past decade, the United States has become more diverse in different nationalities and cultures. If American high schools were to offer more options in foreign languages for the students to choose from, there would be an increase in their IQ’s and they would have better career opportunities. Some of the benefits of being bilingual or knowing another foreign language besides your mother tongue are better health, new and improved job opportunities and it can also improve your competitiveness in the job market. Currently, English is the most widely used language in the world. Many high school students think that they don’t necessarily need …show more content…

By learning any foreign language, interest in the actual language is by far the most important factor. For other students, if their parents are Chinese, it’s usually the students’ decision. Being that the students are either suggested or encouraged to study Chinese. Another important factor resulting in the study of Chinese is because of the improvement of their opportunities for higher education and better career openings. For these students, they know that the language is a necessary skill in the job market. “As China is currently undergoing major development, there will be an increased interaction between China and America. The fact that the language might be useful in the future may also help to motivate students” (He 5). About five years ago, I lived in Germany for about 6 months. While I was living there with my cousin and his family, I noticed many of the Germans that I befriended were either bilingual in German and English or they spoke other foreign languages including: Spanish, Italian, French, Turkish, and even Russian. Most of my new friends were not 100% …show more content…

Foreign language learning in pre- and elementary schools has seen a rapid development in Europe. “This movement’s impact can be recognized in Europe’s aim of fostering a plurilingual, multicultural society throughout the continent” (Jaekel 632-2). Across Europe, foreign language education in elementary schools has become the rule rather than the exception. As a result, research into early foreign language education has been growing steadily. “Primary aims are the promotion of multilingualism and multicultural understanding as well as a response to the growing demand of fluent second language (L2) speakers for the job market” (Jaekel 632-2). “Younger learners show fewer problems with language anxiety (Johnstone, 2009), higher levels of motivation and positive attitudes towards language learning (Bӧrner, Engel, & Groot-Wilken, 2013; Graham, Courtney, Tonkyn, & Marinis, 2016; Mihaljević Djigunović & Lopriore, 2011), and potentially better employability in the future” (Jaekel 632-2,

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