The United States is becoming more and more diverse every day and every year. Along with this diversity come different races, religions, beliefs, and languages. Our nation is constantly working toward equality and acceptance of people of all sorts. But how are we supposed to accept without the ability to communicate? This is why foreign languages should be a required course in high school.
Communication with those of other nationality, who may not know English, is used in everyday life. When working in jobs involving interacting with customers, it is a necessity to be able to communicate with all kinds of customers, even those that may not be fluent in your language of preference. Being capable of communicating with an assortment of people is very beneficial in most professions, and can sometimes be used on job applications to impress your employer, giving you a larger variety of job options.
Studying abroad and exploring other countries is a great way to learn more about other cultures and discover alternative ways of life. Knowing foreign languages can give you greater opportunities when going to places unfamiliar to you, where you would in other cases not understand the native language. When travelling to other countries and continents it is required that you must communicate to get around in a foreign country.
There are many advantages to being multilingual, and I think this should start at a very young age, when teaching languages is more effective, and children absorb languages with ease.
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