Would you consider foreign language a crucial skill for students? In an article on Middlebury Interactive Languages website, the point is made that some in the business world consider the most essential skill for success in business in the future is empathy. They point to the fact that working with people from other countries is commonplace in business today, and empathy allows for better relationships with those customers and co-workers. Learning a foreign language is an important way to learn empathy by learning about different cultures. As a Christian, I think that it is important to learn other languages as a greater means of carrying out the Great Commission by reaching people who may not speak English.
Read the article:
http://www.middleburyinteractive.com/digital-courses/world-language-learning/school-solutions/research-reports/special-report-why-foreign?utm_source=DistrictAdmin&utm_medium=WeekendRoundup_20170421
References:
Special report: Why foreign languages are a crucial skill. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2017, from http://www.middleburyinteractive.com/digital-courses/world-language-learning/school-solutions/research-reports/special-report-why-foreign?utm_source=DistrictAdmin&utm_medium=WeekendRoundup_20170421
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