Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both views and give your own oppinion.

Despite advancements is

language

teaching tools, learning how to speak another tongue is a difficult undertaking. There are those who believe the only worthwhile reason to expend the

effort

is to facilitate

travel

or

work

abroad.

On the other hand

, there are those who believe there are other benefits

to

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of

expanding ones linguistic skills. I side with those who believe that the only reason to learn an additional

language

is to make

travel

and

work

in foreign speaking countries easier. The only valid reason to learn a

language

, additional to ones own, is to prepare for

work

or

travel

abroad. Learning a

language

is difficult and requires a lot of

effort

. If

one

is not going to

travel

to or

work

in the country whose

language

one

plans on learning,

then

that

effort

is effectively wasted.

For example

, I studied German in university, over the course of three years, and my german speaking abilities are still very basic. In fact, I can barely understand german television shows. The time

one

spends learning a new

language

can be put to more practical uses, which may have a

directly

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direct

beneficial impact on

ones

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one's

career or personal life goals. If

one

is not going to

work

or even

travel

to another land, there is little use in learning that country's

language

. While I do not necessarily agree, others believe there are good reasons for learning a foreign

language

besides

facilitating

work

or leisure

travel

. These people will argue that learning another

language

can be useful in some hypothetical future scenario,

therefore

it is useful to learn it if

one

has the opportunity to do so. I have other heard that knowing another

language

may be very valuable, as

one

never knows where they will end up in life.

This

justification can cause

one

to put a lot of

effort

into an event which is very unlikely to transpire. Another argument is that learning another

language

can enable

one

to enjoy other cultures. The truth is that the majority of acclaimed foreign films and books are available in

translated

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translating

form, which severely diminishes the value of learning other languages for purposes of cultural enrichment. Neither of these arguments

validate

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validates

the energy investment required to learn new tongues. In summary, while there are those who believe there are many valid reasons for learning another

language

, I am of the view that

besides

facilitating

work

in or

travel

to another country, it is not worth the

effort

.

Furthermore

, as realtime translation technology improves, the need for learning other languages will all but disappear.