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What is the purpose of learning a language? Why do we learn a language? ... I was not born in the United States, and my first language is Vietnamese. Therefore, I had to learn a second language in order for me to adapt to a new life. ...
Through the process of learning a new language, I accomplished a better understanding about the culture and became an individual with more life experience. ... This happened because culture and language always develop and go together. The Western European ancestors created the language, and also, they created a tradition and a culture that went along with the language. Language is a part of culture, and when I learned a language, I was learning the culture unknowingly. ... Moreover, I have more wisdom and more experience in life that those that never learn a second language because I went through and understood the experience of learning a language, learning a new culture, and learning how to adjust to a new life. Therefore, learning a second language helped me understand more about a culture and have more wisdom in life.
Knowing a second language has changed my life socially and mentally, and at the same time, English will improve my life tremendously in the future.
Approximate Word count = 1022
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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