People choose to learn a second (or third) language for a variety of reasons. Career opportunities, travel plans or enriching an academic portfolio are some reasons to learn a foreign language, but the benefits to becoming multilingual don't stop there.
UNESCO notes that roughly half of the world's population is bilingual. Ninety-two percent of students in Europe learn another language in school; nearly 25 percent of Canadians can hold a conversation in both English and French; but only about one in five K through 12 students in the United States are enrolled in a world language class, says ACTFL Language Connects. Knowing more than one language pays numerous personal and professional dividends, and here are some of the top benefits to consider.
Boost brain reserves
