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**__BENEFITS OF STUDYING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE__**

 * You might be asking yourself...Why is it beneficial to learn a foreign language? Here are some of the reasons why:**


 * It opens up more possibilities for career/college opportunities
 * It strengthens students' creativity and problem solving abilities, causing them to excel in other school subjects.
 * It broadens students' perspectives about the world and improves their social skills.
 * It can improve students' cognitive skills in their first language.
 * Students who study a foreign language tend to score higher on standardized tests.
 * And last, but not least...studying a foreign language can show them how learning can be FUN!

*Important Item to Remember:
In order for students to achieve all these benefits, it is important for their foreign language instruction to be a __**long continuous sequence**__. If there are large gaps of time in between each class, then it is likely for students to forget what they have learned. It is recommended to take classes every semester or every year.