Language learning helps you to develop self esteem and self confidence that very few other subjects can match.

An employer choosing between applicants knows that a person who has studied another language at school will have highly developed:

flexibility of thinking

sensitivity to other people

perseverance and application

an ability to see things from a different point of view

ability to apply information gained in one area to another

listening, speaking and memory skills

excellent communication skills

excellent co-operative skills

excellent interactive skills

enhanced understanding of other cultures

first hand experience of the difficulties faced by people living in a different culture

Language learning also enhances accuracy, neatness, deduction and logic:

it is important to use deduction to work out the gist from the clues provided

it is important to be as accurate as possible with spelling and structures

it is important to write neatly to avoid misunderstanding

it is important to be culturally sensitive to avoid giving offence