Farsi is a nice and difficult language. I saw an American woman speaking Farsi in a TV interview some days ago. I was really impressed and happy to see how well she spoke our language.
On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 6:02 AM, Josney Faryj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 5 Advantages of Being a Polyglot > > I read on someone's blog a while back a few journal pages where the owner > made a sort of wish list for the next 5 years. Her main wishes were to learn > 5 languages in the next 5-10 years, including Arabic, French, German, > Mandarin Chinese and Japanese. When someone commented on the post, asking > why she wants to be such a big *polyglot*, she simply replied: to be a > citizen of the World. > > I agree that the only true way we can be citizens of the World is by > knowing each other, our languages and our cultures but I'm sure there are > many other reasons an individual would want to learn a foreign language or > two and become a polyglot. Here are mine: > > *1. International Business *– I-business is more common than ever > nowadays, with the Internet allowing us to outsource, freelance and close > deals overseas without too much trouble. Being a polyglot and being able to > speak in the language of the person you're working with, or the person > you're working for weighs heavily in how the deal will end. Remember, not > everyone knows English and you shouldn't expect others to speak your > language if you don't put at least some effort to speak theirs. Check out > these free online courses if you're planning on learning a new language. > > *2. Travelling Opportunities* – How many times have you thought about > travelling to a remote, exotic country, but worried that you'll have a hard > time there due to lack of communication? It happens everywhere, regardless > if you're going to a country in Africa, or somewhere in Europe. If you can't > talk their language and they can't talk yours, you'd best learn body > language. > > *3. Personal Impression* – Let's face it, when you hear a foreigner coming > to YOUR country and speaking YOUR language, I'm sure it tickles your ego a > bit. The same thing would happen if you would travel to another country and > the natives would hear you speaking their own language. It can really bump > your image (positively) in a native speaker's eyes. > > *4. Social Status *– Does making a lot of money automatically make you a > great person? No, because money can be the result of luck or theft. Does > knowing 3-4 different languages earn you this social status? Yes, because > being a *polyglot* is clearly the result of some hard work and you can tap > in on that aura that you'll be surrounded with, regardless if it's simply to > gain an edge in society, in business or at work. > > *5. Explosive Learning –* Learning a new language is a tough process that > involves both short and long term brain cells to work full time. The reason > the first language is hard to learn is that we're not used to the learning > process itself. Most polyglots will find that it's easier to learn their 3rd > or 4th language than the first ones, because by the time they reach number > 4, their language learning process is already in full motion and is capable > of assimilating information much quicker, through the patterns you already > established with the other languages. > > Are these reasons enough to become a *polyglot*? I hope so. But even if > it's for one of the above reasons, or just for the heck of it, becoming a > polyglot is a great achievement and something that is heightening for any > human being. So if you want to become a better human and a true citizen of > the World, start by learning a few languages to back you up. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
