Learning foreign languages
In this post I would like to refer to the article in The Observer about learning foreign languages in British schools. In my opinion British government did a terrible thing by removing foreign languages from British schools after the age of 14. Young people need to develop foreign languages in order to be able to communicate with their friends from all over the world. Moreover, there are various opportunities waiting for the yong people who speak more than one language. In fact, the more languages one knows the better.
From my own experience I must admit that we cannot underestimate the value of a foreign language, even the one we don't like. When I had to go abroad to work, communication in English was not enough. Sometimes, when someone didn't know English (it was rare but it happened) I had to speak German (my German was very poor at that time!). I had quite a lot of problems but I was forced to use the language because of the circumstances. So yes, I think it's crucial to learn foreign languages and we should learn them all the time. Of course, the sooner the better.
