The benefits of language study are many. Research shows a strong tie between foreign language studies and increased ability in other academic areas. Some students look ahead to careers, higher education, or future travel opportunities as reasons for taking a particular language. For many students, understanding other cultures and developing global citizenship may be the most important benefits of out program. For everyone, foreign languages provides and exciting and educational dimension to life in the middle school.
All languages are useful in today's global economy.
Wisconsin businesses are expanding around the globe to Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and Europe. Four out of every five new jobs are directly related to international trade. People are traveling more and communicating via the internet with people all around the world. The key to success is to begin the study of another language as early as possible. Once you learn a second language, you'll find that you learn the third, fourth, and fifth languages much more quickly.