What we get out of learning other languages!

It’s fun!
It helps develop our communication skills.
It helps develop our literacy skills.
We gain some proficiency in communicating in another language.
It helps develop our skills in flexible thinking and problem solving.
It broadens our job skills and career options.
We develop (through the language) an understanding of the social conventions of other cultures, allowing us to participate more effectively in a multicultural world. Language is one of the chief ways in which people show who they are and where they belong.
It makes travel in other countries more enjoyable; if you move away from the regular tourist routes, you quickly notice that not everyone in the world speaks English. "It is important not to forget the fact that, even if one third of the world is now regularly exposed to English, this still means that two thirds are not. We need only to walk up a side street in a city, or pause at a village on our way to a destination, to experience the world’s remarkable linguistic diversity. The more we know about the language(s) of the country we are exploring, the more we shall be rewarded with a visit that is insightful and comfortable." (David Crystal, English as a global language, Cambridge University Press 1997)

What we get out of Learning other Languages!