TOEFL Independent Essay Topic 3: Learning foreign languages

Knowing foreign language is essential in order to success in international communication. Since students learn about many subjects and profession in the school it will be helpful to achieve their goal by learning foreign language. Knowledge of foreign language ensures their horizen of communication. I am agree with the idea that every student should learn at least one foreign language before they graduate from high school.

Students can be in every professional field after graduate from high school. In addition to professional knowledge in particular field knowledge of foreign language assists to achieve goal in respective profession. It helps to understand practice of other country in a same profession. He or she can add additional knowledge in his or her respective field and perform well. This leads to success in his or her profession. I have experienced that I was working a bank in my country. First few months I manily dealt with customers that they speake my language. But foreign customers usually had big business in the bank. Having difficulty to deal with foreign language many staff were not able to communicate with them. Subsequently Bank proposed that either learn foreign language or recruite the staff who have knowledge of foreign language. Sake of getting job I committed myself to learn foreign language. So you never know when additional language knowledge is needed.

Knowledge of foreign language extends the horizen of communition. To deal with other people language is most effective tool for understand each other. Knowledge of additional language really adds up for many ways. For instance, people can understand other's culture, sentiment, and thoughts in particular area that he or she may deal differently. People can extend their business with others. In cantrast lack of understanding of other's language really hard and impossible to do business with others. Reason is that it requires correspondence, sharing ideas, let others to understand his or her ideas. That's why knowledge of it extends his or her communication height.

Learning and having knowledge of foreign language is outright of benefits. To better prepare for future and to explore possible opportunities foreign language is an tool that every student should have educated before they finish high school.

The world is rapidly becoming a global village indeed and ability to overcome language barrier is becoming a very vital success factor, it is in line of these fact that i will strongly agree with the proposal that all student should be made to learn one foreign language prior to their graduation from high school.

It is generally believe and expected that after graduation searching for availlable job opening in the chosen carrier will be the next task and the labour market globally is becoming more competitive, hence poccession of additional artribute such as full understanding of a foreign language will enhance a candidate's chance of getting a job, this is more so due to the fact that most of the viable and well to do companies are rapidly becoming global supplier of either goods or services and want their presence established world wide,
As an example a japanish company that specialises in automobile would want their company to have a branch in france so as to incrase their market share, a japanish graduate that unerstand and can speak French will in this case so also a French gaduate with japanish understanding than those with only the official language knowledge.

Similarly the rapid advancement in the telecomunication industries have indeed place a graduate with knowledge of foreign language a far distance above their peers, it is a well known fact that most of the industrial call centers are now being located in India or China where the wages is quite low when compare with the Europian countries this is one of the measures taken by companies to minimize cost and that has simply put graduate of those countries with understanding of English above others.

Tourist who understand their host community are also better place to enjoy their visit more than those that do not.

In conclusion i am in aggreement with darwin's theory of evolution that adaptive features is one of the greatest survival tool in a very competitive like our todays world.

One of the most important factors in making efficient communication is language.as nowaday improvement in all aspect of life such as science , bussiness and even traveling is depend on global communications ,in my point of view learning at least one foreign language during high school ,when the brain is more ready to gather information and data, has become a must for us.

in one way ,if one wants to continue his/her education in a college or university most of refrence books are in foreign language and to be proficient in his feild ,he has to be able to read and understand the study materials.in addition ,in some cases the students should present their acheivments in international congress and this is when the necessity of knowing another language will be identified.there are so many talent students who loss some opportunities because of inappropriate skills in showing their capabilities just for inability to make good communication.

in other way ,most of the commertial commitment are done just through internet as a most convinient device .we can see that here again knowing a foriegn language will help people to improve their bussiness and being more active ,not to be limited to their own country.in this way they will not only help themselves to multiply their properties but also help international trade to improve.
in addition ,even if someone doesn't want to spend his life in sciense or bussiness fields ,he will have chances to travel to other countries once in his life and this is the time that he will understand how important the communicating with other people is,and how better he can use his time and money just by knowing their language.
of course,learning language in early ages of life is more easier for either the student or the teacher.but highschool ages yet is not too late ,as these ages are before adulthood and before begining social life, it can be a good period to learn a foreign language.
in conclusion,I believe that learning languages other than one's native language is really necessary for this improving world and one of the key factors to be success economically and scientifically.

Starting school, some of students in Europe, Latin America or Asia begin learning a foreign language. I believe that in today's world, high school students should be required to learn at least one foreign language for cross-cultural communication and many countries experience before they finish high school.

First, it benefits work place when students learn a foreign language from high schools. For example, students of Korea, Japan and China should learn English to get good jobs. Likewise, for most other countries around the world ,it is essential to speak at least one foreign language for their jobs or careers. Global capitalism requires people to know the language of neighboring countries. Accomplishing a foreign language from high school is the best way to do this.

Second, when students learn foreign languages from high schools, they have better opportunity to obtain cultural and subjects understanding. For example, if a student learns a foreign language in high school, he/she is easy to understand the culture, custome, literature, science, and rooted history of country of the people who speak that language. Furthermore, being able to communication with a foreigner leads to more mutual understanding and less chance for damaging cross-cultural conflict.

To sum up, high school studetns should be required to learn foreign languages as much as they can. Learning a foreign language helps students in their future jobs, gives them cultural and subjects understanding. In short, high school students should be required to learn at least one foreign language before they finish high school.

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The world nowadays is in the process of globalization. The ability of communication becomes one of the most concerns in our society. Knowing the other language(s) besides the mother tongue is more popular than ever. Because of all the advantages in communication, cultural study, it is necessary to require pupils to learn another language before finishing their high school.

To begin with, we cannot refute the truth about the importance of communications in our world today. Through the internet, people are connected together and creating a vast imaginary community. However, there is an unavoidable problem for them, the dissimilarity of language. To prove the problem, people try to study foreign language which is commonly used on the internet to communicate with their friends better. So, of course, the first places they look for is some foreign language centers. But it will be a little late, in some cases, for them to study other languages when they have been adults having many things else to care of, not just studying languages. The solution for this situation, is that putting foreign language(s) as a necessary requirement in high school.

Secondly, for most of us, to understand a culture well, we must know about the culture’s language. For example, I love to study Chinese culture; so I try my best to study this great country’s history as well as its language. Without knowing Chinese, I would never know what were the meanings of many ancient documents remained until today. Furthermore, Although they are all Chinese, there are differences among regions in China. Because of my knowledge about Chinese, I can understand the lifestyles of each region in China quickly. I can say that Chinese is a very useful tool for me to discover this one of the oldest cultures in the world.

To sum up, in the globalizing trend today, second language is “unlackable” for all people in the world. If a person does not know any foreign language, he will be backward in this nonstop developed society. As the results, the responsibility of the government is making foreign language(s) become the requirement for high school graduation.

Imagine the following: A few centuries ago our life was dominated by the domestic developments. The inhabitants of a country were mono lingual and only a small proportion of the population were speaking another language than their mother language. They had a good reason. All the developments we substitute under the term of globalization were not observable. But many things have changed of the last two centuries. To name just a few factors: The diversity of the population in Europe for instance is constantly growing because of the migration, the media is multinational and the companies tend to expand their businesses in foreign countries. Therefore I like to outline in this essay that learning at least one foreign language in high school is a requirement for a successful and a fulfilment life by discussing two main reasons for learning a second language.

Firstly, the diversity of the worlds population is significantly growing based on the data of the migration reports. But there is really no need to look at the data of migration. I guess everyone who is living in a city in Europe for instance has recognized that the mother language is not the only language spoken in his country anymore. There are in fact dozens of languages spoken and for a strong and idealized society it is necessary that everyone in the city or country should have the ability to communicate with everybody otherwise the integration of minorities tends to fail. Learning a foreign language in high school would provide the ability for the next generation to communicate with minorities which would have many advantages: On the one hand the integration of domestic people in the country may be more successful when there is a basis for communication. On the other hand communication across national identities in a country will enrich the life of the people, because they can learn from other cultures through communicating.

Secondly, learning a second language will have a huge impact on the career opportunities for the prospective high school graduate students. Most of the successful domestic companies are multinational, which means that they have enterprises in more than one country. To be a contemporary successful manager you have to go abroad at a specific stage of your career or you will get stuck in a certain position. Of course the basic requirement for going abroad as a business man is to speak the language of the country you are going to fluently.

To wrap it up, from my point of view learning a second language in high school is important for many reasons. It will improve the society you are living in and will foster your prospective career in a multinational company.

. What is the purpose for learning a foreign language? What if we do not know even one foreign language? Knowing foreign language is terribly essential so as to success in international communication. Foreign language simply is one of the successful tool for everyone. It is found that there is a higher opportunity to get a job or achieve a higher position if you are capable of a foreign language.

First of all, in my opinion, I think learning a foreign language helps us to get better understanding of various form different country. It seems to be much easier to deal with the people even you are not familiar with form international. Exchange thought, mind as well as idea effectively with foreigner through foreigner language.

Secondly, it may definitely boost your personal competitive power. The one who are capable of foreign language may relatively easy to get a job. it is partly because employer prefer hiring someone who can get well along with the client, that’s mean someone who have better language skill and ability to communicate with others. In fact, people may not get employ even they graduate from a prestigious university or with a higher qualification unless they are intelligent in a foreign language.

On the other hand, it helps to boost your confident once you know a foreign language. You are able to deal with others, to stress out your opinion confidently. In contrast, you are not able to work with the foreigner since language is the barrier.

Last but not least, knowing a foreign language is such important in this combative society due to everyone is striving for a good position as well as a well-paid job. In order to success, there is no doubt that making relentless effort on a foreign language to be more competitive.

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

All students should be required to learn at least one foreign language before they finish high school

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Outline:

Introduction-yes I agree
globalization
1. who knows when I work, I need the language
2. company will appreciate more
make friends
1. talk with friends or people who know the language
2. tie the relationship together
Conclusion

A foreign language is a crucial importance for people because there are a lot of nations, countries, and tribes in the world, and they do not speak English only; they have their own languages. Some people think that every student in high school should learn at least one language. However, others do not think the same. I have considered both sides; however, I fail to see why people tend to choose not to learn the language. Personally, I choose that everyone has to learn at least one foreign language before finishing high school. To learn language before finishing high school means to prepare for the future, to make more friends, and to learn other countries’ culture.

To learn a foreign language means to prepare for the future because people do not know what will they encounter in the future. The job in the future will be more competitive because of the dense population; which means that people who have more abilities will be more likely than those who are not. In this case, people who master a foreign language has tendency to be accepted than those who are not. They can have a job that requires them to master a language. Moreover, they might have to be transferred to work in the other country. Therefore, they should prepare it before finishing the high school.

Mastering a language can also give them more friends. Students who have taken at least one foreign languages are more likely to have more friends with that language. For example, I took Korean language when I was in high school. When I step in to the university, I can make friends with international students from korea and understand their culture. I can have many Korean friends who appreciate me more because I know their language. It is logical that people who know a foreign language are easier to make friends with people speak the language.

To learn at least a foreign language before finishing high school means to prepare students for the future. They are more likely to be successful in the job opportunities; moreover, they prone to have friends more than those who do not take a foreign language in high school.

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In my opinion learning an other language is essential to understand the differences existing between different countries. It shows to people that those learning their language are working hard to reach their goal and thus deserve credit. To me it is also essential in leading to a better understanding among the different peoples in the world.

First of all, only with having to learn a foreign language people understand what the concept of language includes. Through the process of acquiring a new language, a student gets clear about the fact that learning a language is not just done in translating every single word, but that languages may be built up differently. It shows to him that a big effort is needed.

A second way in which learning a language helps is in increasing the mutual understanding between cultures and countries. A learner of a new language for example shows that he is interested in the people speaking this particular language. It may even be considered as arrogant not to want to learn other people’s language. When I was in Norway for example, I was integrated much better when I tried to speak Norwegian, even though I made many mistakes.

Finally, acquiring a new language belongs to a wide range of skills, which can be used in life. When going to a country with an other language, for example to work there, it may help a lot to have learned an other language before and to know about the difficulties which may appear in doing so. In language courses people usually learn things about other countries culture as well which helps, in the case of going abroad, to understand that an adaption to the countries culture will be necessary too.

In conclusion, learning a new language is useful in many ways and should though be considered as a must. The reasons for this are mainly in cultural understanding, knowing about the difficulty of acquiring a language and in an increased mutual acceptance among people of different countries, as a certain interest in the foreigner is shown.

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