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Practise using the formatting tools.** Why learn a language? Monolingualism implies inflexibility and the presumption that others should always be prepared. To use English only creates a culture of dependence on the linguistic competence and goodwill of others. Australians are increasingly competing for jobs with people who are just as competent in English as they are in their own native language and possibly one or two more. The London business world prefers graduates from European universities rather than British institutions because they speak English as well as at least one other language, and often two or three. // “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 2007 **//

94% of the world’s population does not speak English as their first language. 75% does not speak English at all.

Knowing one language helps you understand another. Researchers from University College London studied the brains of 105 people - 80 of whom were bilingual. They found other languages altered grey matter - the area of the brain which processes information - in the same way exercise builds muscles. They also found that people who learned a foreign language at a younger age are more likely to have more advanced grey matter than those who learned later.

Children in foreign language programs have tended to demonstrate greater cognitive development, creativity and divergent thinking. Studies also show that learning another language enhances the academic skills of students by increasing their abilities in reading, writing and mathematics. **//•//** 