Throughout the years, time has showed us that being bilingual has gain importance and is consider to be more of a necessity now. A brain that understands more than one language is more alert than one who knows just one language. Being bilingual has many benefits. A couple advantages of being bilingual would be greater job opportunities, comfortable traveling and higher test scores. Being bilingual opens the gates to better job opportunities. When filling out an application form for a job position, majority of the time there is a box that has to be checked which asks if the applicant is bilingual and if so, to list what languages the applicant speaks. Most businesses tend to hire the bilingual applicants because the person in charge of hiring knows that knowing more than one language will mean a better communication form with the costumers they will be dealing with. In a recent study it has been proven that,“ employers are increasingly seeking out bilingual workers . . . [and] in fact, a recent CareerBuilder.com keyword searched turned up more than 6,000 job postings seeking bilingual applicants”(Morsch 1). This shows that companies are looking for more bilingual employees. Also, it has been proven that people that are bilingual are offer a higher salary than others who only speak one language. “For example, government workers in California who hold bilingual positions earn an extra $.58 an hour, according to the states Department of Personnel Administration Web
Over the course of the past several years, the North Iowa Fire basketball program has helped me become a much better basketball player but it has also done so much more. The Fire program provided me with the opportunity to make, what are now, some of my closest friends. Throughout my years in the program, we went through our struggles, but from these struggles I learned the value of hard work and competing at every level. North Iowa Fire helped me fall in love with the game of basketball and I learned so much about myself that I never knew.
Of all the early church fathers, only a few would stand up to the story, importance and work of Athanasius. Not only did he take over as Bishop in one of the most prominent cities of ancient Rome, he had a very tumultuous life and spent many years in exile for his defense of doctrine and he steadfast approach to understanding the Trinity, specifically the relationship of Jesus Christ to the father, and remains controversial to this day. This paper will take an overall look at the life of Athanasius, his upbringing, the stage that was set for him in Alexandria, and the controversies and work that surrounded his life, and most of all, showcasing, in their time, some of his most important works that are still used almost 2000 years
Kids that learn a second language at an earlier age tend to have the ability to multitask with ease. In a video called The benefits of a bilingual brain - Mia Nacamulli, she explains how although being bilingual would not make you smarter it does keep your brain healthy and more active and
Being able to speak another language strengthens cognitive skills. When speaking one language, both of the language systems are active which forces the brain to resolve that conflict (Bhattacharjee). If students learned to speak another language it would strengthen their cognitive skills because the brain would be forced to resolve the internal conflict which, in turn, gives it a workout. Being bilingual is good for strengthening cognitive functions in the brain.
Bilingualism helps attain jobs in Canada and all over the world. Being Bilingual can help gain a promotion or a new job. Employers who want to hire people, look for Bilingual and are willing to pay more. For example, in Canada and the U.S Bilingual people make at least 7% more than monolinguals. This proves that being bilingual helps gain more money and gives people looking for jobs an advantage over other job seekers who are not bilingual, which in turn helps the Canadian economy as a whole. Bilingualism does not only help gain jobs, it also helps gain promotions.
Nowadays getting a job become a challenging work. A person needs to have some work experiences to get a better job. However, if that person is bilingual, she or she has higher chances to get hire. It is true because most of the stores and companies look for bilingual people for work. For example. A few months ago, I watched the news about survey saying why most of the store hired bilingual people? The answer was bilingual people has excellent services in help customers for their needs than monolingual person. Bilingual person understand costumer accents better too because they are bilingual and they usually experiences many languages accents in their life, and it is easy for them to translate to the costumers.
Being bilingual comes along with many benefits and some of those are receiving higher test scores and also being able to converse
There are many different advantages and disadvantages other than cognitive thinking. Being bilingual can open so many doors for certain jobs like working with other countries. A disadvantage is having to rely on one language everywhere a monolingual goes. Whether it is gong on vacation or having a conversation with someone at the
Bilingualism can also receive cognitive benefit. There are researches have shown that bilingualism is associated with cognitive advantages (Bialystok, 2007; Kovacs & Mehler, 2009). Bilingual children are more advance to meta-linguistic awareness, which is the ability to understand the structure and nature of language (Peterson, 2015). Studies have revealed that expose in bilingual environment and hearing a language from multiple speakers are beneficial
A common characteristic of heroic epic literature is that the stories they unravel celebrate the unusual exploits of their respective heroes who are either being helped, being hindered, or a little of both, by divine beings throughout the tale. This trait of capricious interaction between gods and humans is seen throughout Homer’s The Odyssey. Odysseus’ journey is directly affected by the interactions he has with some of the gods and goddesses and their offspring. His travels are negatively affected by his dealings with Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, and are positively affected through his interactions with the goddess of wisdom, Athena, and the messenger of the gods, Hermes.
Everyone is surrounded by language everyday and in every moment and aspect of his or her lives. Language is a key element when communicating and connecting with people, identifying certain cultures, and expressing different thoughts and feelings. There are more than 6500 spoken languages all around the wide world, and being bilingual means speaking two languages fluently. In a developed era where obviously technology has taken over our entire lives and destroyed all facets of communication, being bilingual could be another handy source to survive in this evolving era. Being bilingual could be helpful when trying to communicate with other people, utilitarian when trying to apply for a job, and persist in keeping the brain healthy and sharp.
While some people may believe that learning a second language may only create controversy in our society, many strongly believe that one has the freedom to speak any language they choose to. Since there are a variety of different nationalities in the Unites States, bilingual education can promote learning for people who share distinctive ethnic backgrounds. Bilingual education gives students a sense of cultural pluralism, not only that, but it has been proven that learning a second language starting from a young age hold cognitive and academic benefits. Children who are bilingual, establish more adequate skills in their first language causing them to learn other languages at a faster rate, raise a sense of confidence and self-esteem, and have an easier time transitioning into a new environment making it less intimidating; therefore, the advantages of bilingual education most certainly outweigh its disadvantages.
Bilinguals are often praised by employers for their multi-language skills. With the push for children and adults to become bilingual there is an increase of teaching all around the world. While many are raised bilingual there are still some places that lack in the teachings. The advocators for bilingualism show that the teaching is truly worth it because of all of the benefits in becoming bilingual. While it is clear that there are benefits in regards to communication skills those are not the only benefit that can come from a bilingual education. When using the word bilingualism, people primarily think of language, whether it be basic vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, or communication in general. Not only does bilingualism help for communication, and understanding, but it also helps exercise the brain and improve mental skills. Bilingual learners experience many mental benefits over their lifetimes which are not present in their monolingual counterparts. These benefits range from executive control functions, task dominance, and the offset of Alzheimer’s. However, like everything there are a few down sides to a being bilingual while they rarely affect young learners. Nonetheless, bilingualism can help improve brain capacity and skill just by learning another language. The skills gained in bilingualism are pertinent for everyday life and can help improve achievement in daily life, relative to monolinguals.
Being bilingual can have its advantages. According to Gandara, P. (2015), bilingual children enhanced executive function of the brain, resulting in better focus and attention; increased short term memory; and enhanced problem solving skills. “They have these advantages due to the bilingual brain’s greater flexibility and ability to exclude competing stimuli as a result of having to constantly distinguish between two or more languages” (Gandara, P. 2015). This leads to bilingual students to outperform monolingual students. Knowing two languages well is good for the mind. “A growing number of studies report that lifelong bilinguals outperform monolinguals on a number of nonlinguistic tests of cognitive control” (Christoffels, Haan, Steenbergen, Wildenberg, Colzato, 2015). Being bilingual could lead to being better at processing information, rather than only knowing one language. “A general cognitive advantage, that bilinguals generally perform faster in response conflict task” (Christoffels, et al., 2015). Being able to respond fast could be an advantage for the children's future. Bilinguals have an advantage in the workforce. “Bilingualism reduced dropout rates, raised occupational status and increased earnings”(Gandara, P. 2015). Since this country has so many people that don’t speak English, bilingual people become really
Brain scans show that people who speak only one language had to work harder to focus on a single word. Also being bilingual means you feel like you don’t fully belong to either culture. However I argue that the number of advantages beats the number of disadvantages in this case. People who are bilingual are constantly activating both languages in their brain, being able to choose which ever they want to use and which to ignore. It is easier to communicate with people around the world while you travel, people’s brains are more efficient at language processing and other tasks as well. A bilingual person can develop a creative thinking and ability to think flexibly. It enhaches and enriches a person’s mental development. Knowledge of different languages offers a treasure of traditional and contemporary sayings, history idioms and folk stories, music, literature and poetry in different cultures. On the one hand knowing different languages means that our children develop as adults. As a bilingual children toggle between two languages, they use cognitive resources beyond those required for simple language acquisition. Bilingual children outperform monolingual children on tasks that tap into executive function, a lot of skills have to do with flexible problem solving, attention control and reasoning. On the other hand speaking two languages is confusing for children, that it poses cognitive challenges best