{"id":1837,"date":"2018-02-21T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2018-02-20T15:20:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T21:20:38","slug":"learn-a-language-change-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2018\/02\/21\/learn-a-language-change-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn a Language, Change the World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Language Learning Classroom. Photo by Jim George, Flickr CC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Duolingo, the free language-learning platform, has reached more than 200 million registered users around the world. For some, learning a new language is a hobby; for others, it’s a necessity. Whatever the reason, social science research demonstrates that learning a new language has significant social and cultural benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning a new language can improve interpersonal skills. For immigrants, it not only can increase earnings and labor market opportunities, but it can also improve adjustment into a new cultural context. Many factors influence this learning process. One study of 180,000 immigrants found that the societies of origin and destination play the biggest role in determining language proficiency — societies that promote the coexistence of multiple languages can actually encourage newcomers to learn a new language.<\/h5>\n