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

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Many
people
 believe that the main reason for learning a foreign
language
 is to visit or work in a foreign country, while others think that these are not the only reasons. On the one hand, it is true that
people
 want to be fluent in a
second
language
 in order to travel or work in a foreign country. Not all countries provide various career options though perhaps
people
 want to get a specific profession for the sake of getting a higher salary or as simple as following their passion.
For example
, being an environmental engineer is a promising well-paid occupation. Unfortunately,
this
 job is not popular in Indonesia, while the demand for environmental engineers in the UK is pretty high. That being the case, Indonesian environmental engineer has to be able to use English so that they could pursue their desired career in the UK.
However
, travelling or working is not the only reason why
people
 learn foreign
languages
. Some
people
 learn a new
language
 because they are interested in its origin country of the
language
. There is no doubt that the popularity of
Korean
 dramas has been increasing in the
last
 few years which attract many fans all around the world who wish to know more about
Korean
 culture. Thereby,
people
 learn the
Korean
language
 with the purpose of fulfilling their curiosity about
Korean
. In summary, there is no denying that most
people
 learn new
languages
 to work or travel.
Nonetheless
, there are
also
 some
people
 who learn
second
languages
 as part of their curiosity. I believe whatever the reasons why
people
 use foreign
languages
, as long as it brings good impacts for their life than it would be fine.

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