The benefits of Bilingualism

As we are living in a world that is constantly advancing and expanding its horizons, naturally, we are as well. With businesses becoming more and more global, travel becoming much more common, the need to know a second language is greater than ever before. Growing up in the 21st century you will encounter many opportunities where knowing a second language will aid you and be able to open many more doors. The career opportunities bilingual education will offer to you are endless. With the globalization of business, bilingual and multilingual speakers are high in demand therefore creating many more business and career opportunities for these speakers. Knowing a second language will give you a huge advantage in the workplace, especially when it comes to those who are fluent in both of Canada's official languages, English and French. Recent studies show that bilingual Canadians this day in age who speak both English and French will enjoy higher employment rates and higher income levels when compared to the rest of Canadians. Of the almost 180,000 job opportunities available within the public service, almost 40% of them are designated bilingual. With an aging workforce that keeps on growing, the federal government recruits approximately 5,000 new employees every year. A 2010 study found that outside of Quebec, men and women in bilingual positions earned 5.4% and 9.3% more than their anglophone colleagues. The benefits of bilingualism never end, but one of the main would be how beneficial a second language is with our learning capabilities and out long-term memories. Being able to speak another language fluently is remarkable and also incredibly good for your brain. Studies are showing that a bilingual brain is more nimble, responsive, better able to resolve conflicts and even able to resist Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia longing. While knowing a second language benefits your brain, it is also beneficial if you decide to learn a third language. For instance, if you are already fluent in French and you decide that you would like to learn Spanish, the languages are both very similar therefore you will already possess a basic understanding of the language and will be able to comprehend what you learn much more prosperous.