If is often said that all high school students should be required to learn three years of studying another language. Although some people may disagree with the statement, but I firmly believe that the advantages of learning a foreign are more important. There are several reasons, but three of the most important ones are as follows. First, student can make a lot of international students. Moreover, they would be more intelligence and have open mind.
Most of all, students who learn a foreign language in their high school can have more international friends. If they enter a college, they will study with many international students come from many countries, Students who can speak another languages would be able to make the international student their friends because they have more interests in the student in that the students can speak their mother language. For example, when I came to New York City, I met a white friend in a church. He learned Korean in his high school so that he could speak Korean. It made him my familiar American friend as well as many Koreans' friend, so he made numerous Korean friends easily and fast. Therefore, having another language is a great advantage to make more friends not only English speaking friends but also international friends.
Furthermore, learning a foreign language helps students to have open mind. If they have been in The United States and can speak only English, they may see everything on only one view they have. On the other hand, the students who speak another language would be able to think about something on different view. For instance, when I had a lunch with Japanese friends, we got an interesting Japanese. In the conversation, Japanese who can't speak Korean, though weirdly about what Korean say "you are pretty today," and they didn't want me to say that because they don't say the word. However, one of them who can speak Korean said that often since he knew Korean culture and the inclination that Korean like to hear that word. Consequently, students learning a foreign language will have a variety views and open mind for other cultures.
In addition, students can have a job that requires learning foreign languages. Today this society needs many translators who can translate foreign languages into their language and guides in tourism industry. If they learn another language in their high school, they could work for companies that require workers who can speak foreign languages in the global world. According to a study of Tokyo University in Japan in 2009, more than 50% of workers in book companies could one more language and 30% of them answered they learned foreign language in their high school. Also, they all said that learning foreign language is the best assets to have a job after they graduate high school or college. Thus, learning another language in their school gives students a very important advantage for their jobs in the future.
In conclusion, I strongly support that student would take a good merits by having foreign language. If they learn it in their high school, it is easy that they find a job and make many friends. Additionally, they could have open mind and many views to understand other cultures.
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