Learn a Language

Why?

Everyone speaks English anyway!

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True: Around 1 billion people learn it

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So - They understand us.

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But, do we understand

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"If you speak to a man in a language he understands, you speak to his head. If you speak to a man in his own language, you speak to his heart.”

Nelson Mandela

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In a world filled with conflict and miscommunicatio

n ...

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These are pertinent words

In a world filled with conflict and miscommunicatio

n ...

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Reach out to others in the world

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Learn to see through their eyes

Reach out to others in the world

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Ignorance is more like blindness

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Open your eyes ...

to the opportunities

that languages bring

there are hundreds of reasons you should learn

a language

Of course ...

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If just 1 person knew the local language ...

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They would see so much more...

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Or, if business is more your thing ...

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These words:

"If you speak to a man in a language he understands, you speak to his head. If you speak to a man in his own language, you speak to his heart."

Nelson Mandela

These words:

May help you get aheadMay help you finish the deal

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andwhen looking for a job ...

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putting a language on your resume

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is bound to help!

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No matter what your job is

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No matter what your job is

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Besides ...

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Understanding this is cool!

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Chinese

There are more than 100 million

native speakers of:

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Chinese

Spanish

There are more than 100 million

native speakers of:

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Chinese

Spanish

Russian

There are more than 100 million

native speakers of:

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Chinese

Spanish

Russian

German

There are more than 100 million

native speakers of:

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Chinese

Spanish

Russian

German

Japanese

There are more than 100 million

native speakers of:

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Chinese

Spanish

Russian

German

Japanese

Arabic

There are more than 100 million

native speakers of:

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Chinese

Spanish

Russian

German

Japanese

Arabic

Just to name a few

There are more than 100 million

native speakers of:

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Many of these people speak a 2nd language

Many of these people speak a 2nd language

many of them speak English

SoThey understand us.

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But, do we understand them?

SoThey understand us.

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Tolerant

Resilient

Flexible

Understanding

Aware

Sensitive

Appreciative of diversity

A communicator

Broad-visioned

Employable

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Multilingual

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You don't want to be left behind

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Let language help you get there ...

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"A different language is a different vision of life"

Frederico FelliniItalian Film Director (1920-1993)

Language Learning is not just about language

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It’s about People

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Learn a Language

So

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See Through the eyes of others

So we can understand

Each Other

So we can understand

Remember …

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Program.

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