Europeans and their languages

Today I came across a very interesting article- thanks to Mr. Newman, called "Europeans and their languages". It is about the European Union, which is home to 450 million people from diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. Today, the EU counts 20 official languages and about 60 other indigeous and non- indigenous languages which are spoken over the geographical area.

Broadly speaking, the text refers to the EU becoming a multilingual society in the very near future and its hard times to finally achieve this goal.

As it is also said in the article, I think that a language is the path to understanding other ways of living and opens up the gate to become more tolerant towards other cultures and customs.

However, it's unquestionable that English remains the most widely spoken language throughout Europe. Furthermore, it is mentioned that the motivation of EU citizens to learn a second language or foreign languages in general, is kept within a limit. The reasons for this discouragement might be the lack of time, and the high expenses of languages classes.

Well, as far as I' concerned, I undoubtedly think that learning languages is the key to a wide range of opportunities. Not only, for getting well paid jobs, but also for oneself, to enrich one's life. I'm a language learner, so i can definitely tell you that it's hard work. Apart from studying tons and tons of vocabulary, you really have to put a lot of effort and time into that. You need discipline to sit down and cram all the vocab and grammar sections eagerly.

Remember : "The harder you work, the luckier you get"