Is learning a second language useless for Americans?

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Is learning a second language useless for Americans? 2016-03-08 10:40:09 Post No. 1088810
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Is learning a second language useless for Americans? Anonymous 2016-03-08 10:40:09 Post No. 1088810 [Report]

A lot of people from around the world use English to communicate, and very few Americans learn a second language to the point of fluency. Also, if a company wants to hire a bilingual person, they might as well hire someone who is more fluent in that other language (eg. a Hispanic person for a job related to Spanish).

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Anonymous 2016-03-08 11:05:58 Post No.1088814
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Anonymous 2016-03-08 11:05:58 Post No.1088814 [Report]

>>1088810
For professional reasons, most likely.
The gains you'll have are probably less than if you learned something mildly related to your area of expertise (like learning how to program if you're a statistician). This may not be the case for everyone, but I'd say it's the case for the majority.
For personal reasons, only you can answer.

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Anonymous 2016-03-08 11:37:49 Post No.1088817
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Anonymous 2016-03-08 11:37:49 Post No.1088817 [Report]

>>1088810
it is almost always more cos efficient to hire a native speaker rather than someone who took two years of Spanish in college and expects 50k+ right out of college. The choice is obvious

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Anonymous 2016-03-08 11:38:34 Post No.1088818
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Anonymous 2016-03-08 11:38:34 Post No.1088818 [Report]

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