For and against essay - Paula Merchan

For and against essay - Paula Merchan

In the last years people from different countries have been in more contact than in the past thanks to new technologies. Internet and social networks allow us to meet and stay in contact with foreigners. Also, schools usually teach other languages aside of the native language of the country.

Being bilingual brings nothing but benefits to today’s society. Relations between business located in different countries have been stablished thanks to people who speak the same language even though they aren’t native.

Knowing more languages can lead to more job opportunities abroad and studying in another country. Aside from that, you’ll be more comfortable when visiting those countries despite not speaking that language, because if you’re bilingual, the chances of meeting somebody who speaks the same language you do are higher.

On the other hand, there aren’t many downsides of being bilingual. There’s people who’ll laugh at you if you commit any mistakes or your pronunciation isn’t good. Also, it can lead you to mix some words or even forgetting them.

To sum up, learning new languages is very cool and doesn’t really have any negative effect, so why not trying to do so.