3. Prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Did you know that people who can speak a foreign language are healthier? They lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists carried out research to find out how languages influence mental state of the person and discovered that multilingual people are great at some certain tasks that cannot be easily accomplished by mature patients who cannot speak any other languages. The brains of monolingual people are less efficient. To make the brains as efficient as those of a young adult, one should learn a second language and keep oneself protected against the issues caused by various forms of dementia, Alzheimer’s included.
4. You can build more relationships
The more languages you speak the more friends you can make. If you know a second language, travelling around the globe makes more sense. It turns into a different type of experience. Another fact is that while learning languages you learn a lot about the culture, history, traditions and values of the people who speak that language.