Being a Polyglot

I wonder and I hope that the Singapore Education System will be able to produce more polyglots in the coming future. Having a biased viewpoint towards the acquisition of more languages, I hope that schools, especially primary schools, will start to introduce more foreign languages to the little ones. While it is important to introduce Asian languages, I also think that it is very important to introduce foreign languages such as Spanish, German, French and probably Italian. It is agreed that Asia is the next upcoming continent where business will boom and the people will propser. The business links between Asia and Europe, as well as America is on the rise. Being able to speak a foreign language will open up more opportunities for the little ones in the future.

Leaning a foreign language allows one to appreciate the differences between the different language structures. It also allows one to appreciate the culture differences between people. It is a door to increasing knowledge and understanding of the world around us. There has also been some studies which support that learning another language helps one in improving their mother tongue. This is, of course on the assumption, that the language is closely related to each other.

I hope that I will have a chance to lead this initative in the school that I will be posted to. It is a dream to share my passion with the little ones so that they will not lose out on the time factor and will have a more meaningful and memorable childhood.