Perks of Being Bilingual and Multilingual
Due to globalization, most people are now at least bilingual, or maybe even multilingual.
It is a very good thing! A growing number of people from all walks of life are learning languages nowadays which not only help people to learn diverse cultures but also help education, economics and many other aspects of life. Did you know that bilingual or multilingual individuals make up more than half of the global populace? Crazy! However, bilingual and multilingual have many benefits that maybe monolinguals are missing out on! Here are some benefits of being bilingual or multilingual.
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Better chance of landing a job
Due to globalization, many businesses today serve global clients. Digital Trans Asia is one of them! With that many companies including Digital Trans Asia employ workers who are bilingual/multilingual to ease communication between clients and companies. -
Boost brain power
A bilingual/multilingual person's brain uses both of its language systems when speaking only one language. This forces the brain to resolve this particular disagreement, which boosts cognitive function. This makes bilinguals/ multilingual better at solving some types of mental difficulties. -
More Job Opportunities and extra income
Bilingual or multilingual people are most likely to increase potential income because other than sticking with full-time employment, they can also work as freelancers in many areas such as translator, editors and many more. -
Increasing Creativity
A study found that bilingual/multilingual people are more competent at solving problems and coming up with original ideas. They are inspired to view the world from new perspectives and gain an understanding of diverse cultures that reading a book alone could never provide. -
Better Social Life
Speaking another language increases your social skills and confidence while opening up a wide range of new social chances. Simply put, the more people you can communicate with and the more relationships and friendships you can make with different languages. This eventually will boost your overall social confidence and also help increase as you use your language abilities to communicate with a larger variety of people.
You definitely don’t want to miss these out! If you have a chance to learn another language, go and learn! Trust me, you will not regret it!