5 Reasons Why Learning English Is the Best Decision You Ever Made

1. You can find more job opportunities
Many large companies around the world require that their employees speak English. In some cases, these companies are requiring their workers to only use English.

As the world becomes more global (better connected), it is only natural that big businesses will want and need to communicate more. Right now, everyone is trying to learn and communicate with English. English is becoming the common language that people from different countries and cultures can use to communicate with one another.
2. You can become better educated

Not only does knowing a foreign language expand your brain power, but you can use your knowledge of English to learn more and more things about the world.

These days it is relatively easy to take an English class. Whether you take this class online, on Skype or in the classroom, there are many options out there.
3. You can easily travel anywhere in the world
I am a native English speaker and I have traveled to many places in the world. Communication has almost never been a problem for me because people all around the world speak English. I have been able to speak English in every country I have visited. While learning a few words in the local language is always a good idea—it is polite and shows respect—English will help you with the details of travel.

In many places where you will travel, people find English important for their businesses. They need to know English in order to communicate with potential clients and customers. In most hotels, at least one employee will speak English—often, many of the employees speak English. This makes it easier for customers to get what they need and spend their money.

Even people in small-town markets around the world know how to bargain with English speakers.
4. You will know the global language
It is a historical fact that the economic power wielded by Great Britain and America over the last few centuries has resulted in English is so widespread today.

This has taken a long time, and many good things and bad things have happened in the process. English spread through war, trade, slavery and religious missionaries. History is complicated and it is not always pleasant, but today we can recognize that English is being spoken everywhere in the world.

We cannot change what happened in the past. However, we can use English as a positive power! We can use it to bring the world together, to communicate with people from foreign countries and to understand each other better.

5. You will learn about culture
Language and culture cannot be separated. Language is culture, and culture is language. Simply said, knowing English will give you a better understanding of people who live in English-speaking countries. Knowing the English language gives you more insight into how people think, live and work.

If you do not know about the culture of English-speaking countries, this might lead to misunderstanding what people are saying in English.

It is not enough to just know basic words and phrases. To communicate well in English, you must know about things like tone, body language, and facial expressions. You might think an English speaker is being crass, rude or dismissive when they are not!