The Importance Of Being Bilingual

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In today's diverse day and age being bilingual is very helpful and important. Being able to speak spanish opens the door to so many career opportunities. It will help with trade and communication with spanish countries. Job opportunities for example helping people at places that don't speak english will open up. Also becoming a spanish teacher is possible. It is greatly important that students should be required to learn spanish in school. Being able to speak spanish is a great thing. All students should be required to learn it for one because it i'll help with getting many jobs. Being able to communicate with spanish speakers anywhere can get people a job because for example restaurants need a person to communicate with their customers

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