People who understand the language in the country they are traveling are more confident and have a wider range of experiences during their visit.

In today's global economy, companies need people who can communicate in the language of the countries in which they do business.

For each year of foreign language instruction taken, a student's scores on college and graduate school entrance exams(SATs,ACTs, GREs,MCATs,and LSATs) improve.

Knowledge of other languages boosts an individual's understanding of their own language.

Studying a foreign language helps people learn and function better in several other areas, including reading, language arts and math! People who have learned foreign languages show superior mental flexibility,creativity and higher-order thinking skills such as problem solving,conceptualizing and reasoning.

Many of the world's great works of art and literature and written in languages other than English from Bizet's opera "Carmen" to Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic novel "The Little Prince." A translation can never evoke the same intent and beauty as the original piece of work.

Learning another language gives people the ability to step inside the mind of another culture, increasing understanding of others on this planet we all share.