Languages at Last
It is exciting for young children to learn another language, and by therefore by definition the culture of the country of the language and therefore the people. The next question is which languages will be included? The European languages, such as French, Spanish and Italian would be the obvious and the easiest as many of the European languages are based on the Latin language. English is based on the Germanic language, as are the Scandinavian languages, and to some extent on the Latin language. England was one of the Roman conquests and the Romans spoke Latin. Latin is now a dead language, but is still useful to learn as it the base for many languages. Many schools taught Latin some years ago and some still do.
However it may be felt that for getting language jobs, Mandarin would be most useful as a learned language. Mandarin covers most of China and other Asian Pacific countries and like English has many dialects covering large territories. (We have English, Canadian, American, Australian etc). Cantonese is the Chinese language predominantly spoken in Hong Kong, but since that country became part of China, Mandarin is becoming more important. China is fast becoming a world power and it makes sense for us to learn the language.
It's a great shame for the generation of students just past, who did not have to learn another language, as those coming up will have so many exciting opportunities to be part of the integrated global working world. Maybe more boundaries will come down, as our children's minds are opened to other languages, countries and cultures.
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