0.2.0: Benefits of Language Learning

Research shows that there are many benefits to learning another language! Even if you are taking this class to fulfill a degree requirement, you can still benefit from the many advantages of learning a language this semester.

The ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) highlights three major areas where students will benefit. Explore the links below to see the benefits evidenced by data:

• Language learning correlates with higher academic achievement on standardized test measures.

• Language learning provide cognitive benefits

• Research suggests that language learners develop a more positive attitude toward the target language and/or the speakers of that language.

Which benefit is most important to you?

 

 

Works Cited: 

ACTFL Language Connects. "What the Research Shows." ACTFL Language Connects, www.actfl.org/research/what-the-research-shows. Accessed 23 Dec. 2023.

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