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Benefits of Learning Foreign Language

December 19th, 2009

In the resent trend of our society nowadays, many people are connected all through out the world. As they communicate they have must a primary language to be used and sometimes a foreign language or their second language that could help them express more their feelings and opinions. Many individuals also love to learn foreign language as language skills in a job. In the present situation of our global market and economy, many demands for language skills to continue to grow as many organizations, businesses as well as the governments build links and communication with the foreign language. It is very beneficial in every employment neither communication in very important reasons. It gives careers and chances for them to progress either through building and gaining promotions as well as international travel experience. And also it opens new ideas and employment opportunities. International major organizations such as Red Cross, World Trade Organizations as well as Amnesty International and other worldwide organization will always need people with skills and ability for range of languages in their administrative work to management. They almost need a cross section of foreign language skills and an additional many speakers in the main international language such as Spanish, French, English, Arabic and Chinese. The National Government also demand huge numbers of foreign language speakers for every Foreign Affairs Services Departments and Bureaus. Working with this Foreign Services could give you the opportunity of working abroad and living in an embassy of a certain country. You will be able to listen to intelligence reports in foreign language and translating them and conducting researches in foreign language as well as liaising with other countries as counterpart. Learning Foreign Language is also a big challenge for you but then learning foreign language skills help strengthen applicants profile and knowledge. Other benefit of learning foreign language also makes you good candidate for positions within the tourism and hospitality services and industry. Nowadays, almost of the companies sends their staff to man local offices or fields, which also means speakers of the native languages are well needed. Meaning to say these international companies have the nature of global presence and that staffs with foreign language skills are significant in their day to day operations and future expansions. Good customer service is also good relations through common language. Speakers on foreign language are also needed in hotels, clubs, leisure complexes, restaurants to receive many foreign visitors. Language translators are also needed to deal with written materials and will translate texts from the original language into their own native language. They usually need qualifications or accreditation, but once this successfully passed it is more easy to register with number of translation agencies that are qualified for work to freelancers. After that other translators become specialized in certain foreign language or fields such as law, social sciences, software as well as foreign affairs. Foreign Language Speakers are also good foreign language speakers. They teach not only offers the chance to have sufficient knowledge but also practice it in their daily living. Foreign Language Teachers can work in a variety of different institutions such as private language learning schools, colleges, and universities as well as government institutions. Language can be taught either you are young or old as long as you are eager to learn it. Continues teaching of these foreign teachers may develop their skills they may also gain more qualifications and specializations in areas and fields of their skills. Other related benefits of learning foreign language are finding your friends all over the world. It will also give the chance to meet someone whom you may love and also will love you back. It is not impossible as long as you know her/his native language for better communication and exchange of ideas and opinions and also to express your feelings in a very sweet manner in their native languages. These varieties of opportunities of learning foreign language are just few of the many employment opportunities and career developments. It is just an open door for you to consider in learning foreign language that is more easy and beneficial for you.

Want to Make Language Learning Easier? Rhymes to the Rescue!

September 23rd, 2009

Learning a foreign language can be enjoyable – but exasperating. Anything you can do to accelerate learning or make language acquisition more enjoyable is a valuable weapon in your learning arsenal. Kathy Steinemann shares a helpful and unique approach to this challenge.

Take a look at the following two sections of text:

Version 1

The sky is blue today. I’m sitting on the beach. A bully kicks sand in my face. Too bad for him! Here come my bodyguards!

Version 2

One, two, a sky so blue. Three, four, a sandy shore. Five, six, a bully kicks. Seven, eight, he’s sealed his fate. Nine, ten, here come my gunmen!

Now go back and re-read the verses.

Did you notice that you have already started to anticipate what comes next in the second version?

Conclusion: It is easier to memorize rhyming poetry than to memorize prose.

So what implication does this have for learning a foreign language?

If you memorize well-written modern foreign language poetry, you can accelerate your learning curve. (Notice the keyword ‘modern’.)

Poetry written in the 18th Century may have deep cultural and educational significance. However, words penned to page over 300 years ago will utilize obsolete vocabulary, spelling, and grammar formations.

As an example: consider the popular King James Version of the Bible. If you started using ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ in your daily speech, people would understand you – but they would treat you like an alien in a time warp.

You can search the internet for poetry written by contemporary authors. Try searches like:



parallel translation poetry

parallel translation poems

parallel translation poems German English

parallel translation poems French English

parallel translation poetry Italian English

parallel translation poetry Spanish English



Substitute search terms as necessary with the name of the specific language you are studying. Review the webpages you find with a tutor, professor, or knowledgeable person to determine grammar and vocabulary suitability.

Attempt to have the poetry dictated and recorded by a native language speaker. Softly recite the poetry while you listen to the recordings. This will improve your verbalization skills. With luck, you may find online audio for some of the poetry.

Are you a budding poet? Try creating foreign language poems yourself.

No poetic talent? Attempt the following simple approach. If you are learning German, for example, you might produce a ‘poem’ like this:

the dog – der Hund

the mouth – der Mund

the air – die Luft

the scent – der Duft

to buzz – summen

to growl – brummen

little – klein

clean – rein

to brood – grübeln

to iron – bügeln

You don’t have to worry about grammar – just definitions, pronunciations, gender, and spelling. Alcor (alcor.com.au) has several rhyming dictionaries that can assist you with this process.

If you have an audio dictionary on your computer, listen carefully to the pronunciation of each word. There are also excellent online dictionaries with audio.

Now produce your own poetry recording using audio capture software.



First, dictate each English word or phrase and save as an individual file.

Next, save foreign language audio clips from your dictionary or from the internet.

Now load your audio capture software and play the files in the correct order. Try to create short productions of a minute or two in duration.

Edit if necessary to eliminate excessive pauses or add definite articles.

Finally, convert to MP3 or WMA. Now you can use your iPod or portable media player for something besides music.



The 21st Century is a wonderful time to be learning a foreign language!

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By: Kathy Steinemann