Language: A Multilingual Analysis

Language has been used since the beginning of mankind and is an important factor of communication today. Everyone uses language, even if it is not with words. Language is a way for human beings to express themselves and to communicate. After people formed different languages and populations increased, some methods of communication stood out more than others. Chinese, Spanish, and English were the most used languages in 2017 according to Ethnologue.com. These languages have developed to be the most used because of humans teaching each new generation. Language has become a big part of human life, students and adults are learning other languages as we speak. As the world changes we must realize that becoming more global citizens will not only

A language is a basic part of another person’s culture; its a way of communication among the people. According to Dan Roitman in the Huffington Post, “As a language learner, you 'll not only become a more conscious thinker and listener who can communicate clearly and think creatively, but you 'll also gain the most significant benefit of multilingualism: a broader, more global perspective.” Teaching a student a new language can teach them how to be socially acceptable in other cultures. From personal experience, I have taken Spanish for two years, and with learning the language, I also learned the culture. I started becoming enamored with the spiritual and social atmosphere of Hispanic countries. Learning Spanish also really helped me branch out to other students who speak the language at my school. Learning a language can lead to students learning about other countries and meeting new people they may have not been able to meet before. Not only that, learning another language can really help in business

How can learning more than one language benefit to someone’s health? It has been shown in studies that learning another language can challenge the brain and help stop the development of mental diseases such as Alzheimer 's. Dr. Thomas Bak, a lecturer at Edinburgh 's School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences, tested 853 participants in 1947, each participant being 11 years old at the time were either taught another language or not at all. When the participants were in their early 70s, they were re-tested. Bak found that those who became bilingual performed better than initially expected. In the end, results showed that learning another language benefit people of older age with their cognitive skills. Some researchers even find that being bilingual can help cases of dementia due to keeping the brain nimble. More research is being conducted on the benefits of learning another language, but there are many studies and tests that have proven such a theory is possible. Students will be able to better and challenge their brain in a way that might even keep their memory