Why learning another language matters

Most people learn new languages for professional reasons; however, according to countless studies, there are many other benefits of learning a new language or two. Learning a new language can boost your creativity and make you more focused in your thinking. The rate of dementia among older adults who speak more than one language is far lower.

Furthermore, learning a new language can increase one’s tolerance towards other cultures. Speaking a foreign language can make us more sensitive to a foreign culture and make it easier for us to understand differences in customs and manners. This is because learning a new language opens the learner to new possibilities, which requires the learner to develop some degree of understanding and empathy with the new culture.

Such an understanding of cultural differences can be extremely useful in business as well. It helps businesspeople become less anxious in interactions with customers from a completely different culture. Furthermore, people with knowledge of another language and culture can have better entrepreneurial attitudes; they are more optimistic and innovative and don’t mind taking risks.