| Very often people will have their own reasons for | | | | involved to learn Chinese and the opportunities it offers |
| learning a new or foreign language, but some | | | | later. |
| languages have extra added benefits or advantages in | | | | Learn Chinese today and get ahead of the rest of the |
| the World today. Mandarin Chinese is one of these. | | | | crowd. |
| There are many reasons why Chinese is one of the | | | | 6) Mentally Challenging |
| most important second languages that can be learned | | | | It has been scientifically proven that learning a language |
| by people of any country--but here are just 10. | | | | is good for the brain. It keep the brain young and |
| 1) Almost one quarter of the World's population speaks | | | | healthy and can enhance the learning of other |
| Chinese. | | | | subjects, even seemingly unrelated subjects like Math. |
| This in itself may not be an overwhelming reason to | | | | It has been shown that bilingual students consistently |
| learn the language but when you consider that there | | | | do better on their SATs than non-bilingual ones. This |
| are over 1.3 billion people in China itself, not to mention | | | | also applies to older people: It has been shown that |
| the millions elsewhere in Singapore, Taiwan, South East | | | | people who learn languages are less susceptible to |
| Asia, America and Europe that also speak Chinese, it | | | | Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia and can |
| is obvious that the language is spreading and growing | | | | keep their brains sharper for much longer. This effect |
| around the World. Being able to speak the language | | | | is even greater for Chinese: The fact that Chinese is |
| then, will obviously open up billions of new friends, | | | | so different from English in sound, tones and script |
| customers or possible partners than you had before. | | | | means that learning it is even more mentally stimulating |
| 2) China has had the fastest growing major economy | | | | than other languages. Learn Chinese and keep learning |
| in the World for the past quarter of a century. | | | | for a long long time. |
| From a business perspective, China is the place to do | | | | 7) Chinese Culture is one of the oldest in the World. |
| business. Their economy has been growing steadily | | | | The Chinese culture is ancient. They invented |
| (up until very recently) at just under 10% per year. This | | | | gunpowder and paper, and discovered America |
| puts China on a course to being one of the biggest | | | | before Columbus was even born. Their history and |
| economic powerhouses on the World stage within a | | | | culture is immense and colourful, diverse and |
| few years and very probably the biggest economy in | | | | fascinating and learning the language will give you |
| the World. Just like people learned English to break into | | | | insight into this history and culture that you would |
| the US trade, Chinese will soon become one of the | | | | otherwise never have. If you are interested in Chinese |
| major business languages in the World. Why wait? | | | | medicine, Chinese Opera or theatre, or even Chinese |
| 3) One of the US's top trading partners | | | | Kung-Fu movies, then learning the language can give |
| Imports and exports flow like water between China | | | | you that added extra appreciation. |
| and the US. It is mainly US imports that have driven the | | | | 8) Never Been Easier |
| Chinese economy so strongly over the past few | | | | Possibly not the best reason for learning a language |
| decades and yet the newly found wealth is allowing | | | | but definitely the best time. Since the introduction of |
| the Chinese middle classes to indulge in western | | | | Simplified Chinese to unify the different dialects and |
| luxuries. This open trade between the two countries | | | | form one national language, the Chinese language has |
| has made many businesses very successful. Learning | | | | been more accessible than ever before. This was |
| Chinese will give any business an advantage over the | | | | made even easier by the Government's sweeping |
| competition within this market. | | | | introduction of Pinyin, a transliterated version of the |
| 4) Definite Edge in Competing for JobsLearning any | | | | Mandarin script into Roman letters. This means anyone |
| language is an advantage when looking for a job. | | | | can be speaking and reading Pinyin in days and then |
| Employers like bilingual people. As well as showing | | | | progress to the tougher script later on. There are now |
| dedication, it also gives them an extra language | | | | of course also a multitude of excellent courses |
| available within the workforce. Chinese is probably the | | | | available to help you learn Chinese mandarin. These |
| biggest advantage of them all. Any business that are | | | | range from small, free vocabulary websites to huge |
| involved in overseas trade or communication will prize | | | | software bohemoths that can teach you everything |
| Chinese speaking applicants above all else. As stated | | | | there is to know about a language... for a price. If |
| above, Chinese-US and Chinese-European trade is | | | | you're serious about learning Chinese though and want |
| huge and companies are crying out for people who | | | | to reap the rewards that Mandarin Chinese will bring, |
| can speak to the locals. Learn Chinese now and | | | | then it is definitely worth both the time and the money |
| multiply your job prospects. | | | | 9) World Affairs |
| 5) Excellent option for College Application. | | | | Sure this is linked to some of the previous reasons but |
| Chinese Mandarin is fast surpassing German, French | | | | is just as important in its own right. China is playing an |
| and Portuguese to be one of the most studied | | | | increasingly major role in World affairs today, not just |
| languages in the US and Europe. Schools that once | | | | economically but also politically and environmentally. |
| taught exclusively French or Spanish are now offering | | | | China is becoming a superpower but has a lot to work |
| Chinese as an alternative or as a replacement and | | | | on before its human rights and environmental policies |
| children are being brought up to speak Chinese. Why is | | | | are acceptable globally. These issues will become |
| this? Well apart from the obvious business and | | | | increasingly more important as China grows, and if you |
| employment opportunities afforded those that learn the | | | | have an interests in these issues, learning the language |
| language, students of Mandarin are also looked upon | | | | could certainly put you in a good position to go about |
| favourably when considered for college application. | | | | changing some of them. |
| Just as employers, colleges see the dedication | | | | |