Why is it important to be bilingual?

There has been much research on bilingualism over the years, many believe that this is an advantage for those who obtain this skill. Since my early ages, I have known how to read, write and speak in Spanish. Growing up in a Spanish speaking environment but also attending an all English school was very resourceful for me. If others had the chance to have the same luxury then society would be much smarter. The aspect of the future that I would like to investigate is offering secondary language to young children. I believe parents should be able to choose which secondary language they believe will benefit their kids and sign them up for classes! By having this option parents have the ability of expanding their child’s mind and job market. The world is filled with diversity and people from all across the globe, by teaching secondary languages companies may offer services to other countries. The market for possible employees would much more agreeable to choose from because of the knowledge & skills they hold.

This specific topic interests me because I believe in a work place that creates diversity and makes people feel welcomed. Having a culturally diverse work environment is very beneficial when you have customers from all over the world. Customers like to feel cared for and highly valued, if companies offered easier communication that they can relate to, the company shall flourish. This aspect would sit great with customers and would help the company thrive in productivity.

I believe that all of society would benefit from my findings. There are families that want their kids to be the smartest kids in the whole school or those who just want their kids to excel. This idea of offering a secondary language to children helps expand the mind and opportunity of any student no matter their background. Those who are already bilingual will also benefit by sticking to their roots and passing down the language in the family. Being bilingual has been very beneficial for me in many work places and has gotten me many distinctive jobs.

A couple questions and concerns I would have about this research would be:

What would be the most effective teaching format?

How does knowing a second language guarantee job recognition?

What benefits/changes would this bring to the work culture?

There are many questions I would have before proposing such a major change in the future. However, I believe there are many pros to learning a second language at an early age because of how easy it is to learn it. These questions interest me because figuring out a teaching method would be very interesting to know. Also, many people believe a second language doesn’t make you distinctive and I can explain many reasons why it does. The changes to the work platform would also be something interesting to research because there can be many other reasons besides communication.

Preparing for this skill can be very difficult to those who have lived 20+ years of their life speaking the same language. It becomes all you know and learning something entirely different can become a challenge. Baby steps is always the easiest form of preparation, by learning the basics you can become better at learning the rest. I believe setting a basic study method can create great changes to someones skills. Repetition is extremely helpful with learning a new language because the more you hear it the better it sticks.