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THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS OF LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

Meet new people and develop life-long friendships.
Discover a new culture.
Become more open-minded.
Study or live overseas.
Improve your employability.
Completely transform your travel experience.
Increase your brain power.
Improve your decision making skills.
Develop confidence.
Impress people around you.

Academic benefits

Language learning correlates with higher academic achievement on standardized test measures
Language learning is beneficial to both monolingual English and English Language learners in bilingual and two-way immersion programs
Language learning is beneficial in the development of students' reading abilities. There is evidence that language learners transfer skills from one language to another. Here is a correlation between second language learning and increased linguistic awareness
There is a correlation between language learning and students' ability to hypothesize in science.
Language learning can benefit all students
There is a correlation between young children's second language development and the development of print awareness
Heritage learners who use their language skills to interpret and translate for family members experience higher academic performance and greater self-efficacy
There is a correlation between secondary school foreign language study and higher academic performance at the university level.

Cognitive Benefits

There is evidence bilingualism correlates with:

Increased cognitive development and abilities
The offset of age-related cognitive losses
Attentional control on cognitive tasks
Intelligence
Metalinguistic skills
Memory skills
Problem solving ability
Improved verbal and spatial abilities.

LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE HAS A LOT OF ADVANTAGES BUT THAT DOESN`T MEAN THAT IT HAS TO COST YOU. HERE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS TO PICK UP A LANGUAGE FOR FREE OR WITH A SMALL PRICE.

Apps

You can download one of these apps and set a target to learn a language. Here is our collection of some language apps for iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) and most of them are free.

Duolingo
Babbel
Memrise
Busuu
MindSnacks
Google translate

Online newspapers

Foreign language newspapers are invaluable assets to a language learner. They're constantly updated, culturally relevant, and can help language learners of all different levels.

Learner community websites

These educational community spaces are designed for chatting or correcting each other's writing and speaking.

Song lyrics

Music is a great vehicle for remembering a foreign language. In fact, the process can occur unintentionally, Any song in the target language holds some learning value, but the best songs to seek out are the classics; Audio versions with lyrics are also easy to find on YouTube.

Language exchange groups or Community center courses

Community centers often run free language exchange events, where participants are paired with speakers of their target language for conversation.

And also, councils around Victoria run language classes through community centers in many suburbs.

Podcasts

Podcasts are excellent, accessible learning tools, and a great way to squeeze a bit of study into your daily routine.

EVERYBODY HAS DIFFERENT REASONS FOR LEARNING A LANGUAGE (OR NOT). BUT BY NOW, WE HOPE, WE HAVE MANAGED TO CONVINCE AT LEAST SOME OF YOU OF THE AMAZING REWARDS THAT LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE CAN BRING. OF COURSE, IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS, AND IT DOES TAKE TIME AND EFFORT. BUT THE INVESTMENT IS WELL WORTH IT.

What do you think? What are some additional reasons you can think of to learn a foreign language?

And here are some of the ways our students at Sirius College learn TURKISH

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Ramadan Kareem!

The month of mercy Ramadan brought happiness and joy to our school and families. Ramadan is meant for SPIRITUAL development through fasting. Physiologically, by fasting the body eliminates toxins efficiently and the mind becomes clear for "power thinking" so that one may ponder on the meaning of the Qur'an, Hadith and the necessity of Zhikr. Remember that the best night is the night of al-Qadr, equals to thousand months, which is hidden in the last 10 days of Ramadan. There are numerous benefits in worshipping Allah collectively, such as strenghtening the bond when having together Iftar dinner, going to masjid for taraweeh prayer or giving Zakatul-Fitr or charity to remember and help the less fortunate in earth. All of us make mistakes and ask Allah for mercy; however we do sometimes forget that forgiving other's mistakes and tempers is a type of worship too. There are numerous ways we can take advantage from the month of Ramadan. Hurry up! The big Ramadan deal is ending!

Mrs Golcuk