5 IMPORTANT FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR NIGERIAN STUDENTS
The more language you can speak, the greater your global relevance.
The above statement is truly in line with happenings in the 21st century.
Hence, there is need for Nigerian students to learn one or more Foreign Languages so as to be better placed in the global scene.
Obviously, it would be good for a Nigerian citizen to learn French language since we are surrounded almost entirely by French speaking countries including Niger Republic, Cameroun, Benin Republic and so on.
Foreign language proficiency aid tolerance, promote employments, make far better expatriates gesture and tame the thorny issues of racism or discrimination across national boundaries.
As a Nigerian student, here are the 5 important foreign languages you might want to learn if you dream of becoming a polyglot.
FRENCH LANGUAGE:
Over 200 million people speak the French language in five continents while 29 countries adopt French as their National Official languages.
Aside English and German languages, the most widely used language on the internet is French-ahead of Spanish.
Hence, a Nigerian student who speak French language can read from French language foreign media such as (Radio France International, TV5 monde, France 24 etc).
It also creates exchange opportunities which makes you benefit from the global educational network. French language is one of the few working  and official languages  of the following places where you can have an opportunity for international career:
World Heritage information Network
World Innovation ForumÂ
International Council of Nurses
Worldwide Postal Services
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)
Federation International de Gymnastique
International Health Organisation
The International Monetary FundÂ
International Council of Sport  Science and Physical Education
The International Labour Bureau
National Atlantic Treaty Organisation
World Innovation Forum
International Center For Human Rights And Democratic  Development
In west Africa, French is the  language of 9 countries of the ECOWAS (Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Republic of Benin, Togo, etc)
These countries are in the same region as Nigeria which makes learning their language useful for cultural, economic and socio-political synergy.
In Nigeria, The General Sanni Abacha Regime made the French language the second official language and was inculcated into Primary, secondary curriculum.
The Federal Government Under President Mohammed Buhari Announced on the 30th January 2016 that it will soon  reintroduce French as the Nation’s second  official  language.
These show that the Nation’s leaders at various times has seen  the varieties of importance this beautiful  language of romance. So, start learning French language today and boost your linguistic diversity.
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE:Â
This language of Portugal is the world’s 6th most spoken language. Approximately, over 200 million speakers are using it as their first language. it’s also the official language of  Brazil, Portugal, Equatorial Guinea, Macau(China),Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau and Gao (In India).
A full grasps of Portuguese language can make it easier for you to grab some Spanish, French and Italian words easily as they can be identical.
As a matter of fact, there has been trending arguments on why Span and Portugal have not unified to fo form a single state
Also, the rise of Brazil as the largest economy in in South America also brings more value to the Portuguese language.
Nigeria is a key major supplier of petroleum to Brazil. The Nigerian government opened the Casa da Nigéria or Nigerian cultural House in the Pelourinho area of the city of Salvador, Bahia state.
 Most Afro-Brazilians claim their ancestry to the Nigeria increasing slave.
All of these factors bring about the high demands for interpreters, translators, engineers, doctors, lawyers, salespeople, marketing specialists who can speak Portuguese and English Language.Â
Many Nigerian students have not being able to actualize their desires of applying for scholarships to this’ samba country’ because of their lack of Portuguese language Proficiency.
ARABIC LANGUAGE:
Historically, Arabic is the oldest foreign language being learnt in the Federal in Nigeria.
Arabic is a known member of the ancient Semitic linguistics. Today, it is spoken by millions of Arabs, Muslims by affiliation and non-Arab by ethnic heritage.
It’s the most popular of all Semitic languages given the populations of its speakers. It’s also one of the official working languages of the United Nations.
Arabic is the fifth most spoken language in the world after mandarin Chinese English, Hindustani and Spanish. There are an estimated 442 million speakers.
The UN has world”s Arabic language day which falls on December 18. There are billion 1.5billion Muslims across the globe that read verses of the Quran in Arabic and master the fundamentals of the language
GERMAN LANGUAGE:
German is the most spoken language in the continent of Europe with about 105million native speakers. German is the major official language in Austria, Germany, co-official language in Switzerland, Luxembourg and the European Union.
Some countries also have it a national minority language such as Hungary, Denmark, Italy, Poland etc. The government of Germany does provide wonderful and exciting opportunities for international students.
There are over 15,000 degree programmes which are offered at nearly 400 accredited universities. Many of these universities are publicly funded and do waive tuition except for the administrative fees of only 100 EUR/YEAR OR 200 EUR/year.
Also, some sort of special visas are offered to skilled professionals and workers with the knowledge of German language. Â
Germany occupies a place in science and research globally.
Learning German language gives you the benefits of reading the works award winning German individuals and institutions.
These works have won more than 60 Nobel Prizes in natural science and medicine only. The country has many research centers that conduct researches on a standard parlance.
There is the Max Planck Sociey, the Frauenhofer-Gesellschaft or the Leibinz Association engaging almost 80% global researchers
MANDARIN CHINESE:
Mandarin Chinese is the official language of countries such as China, Taiwan, Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong, some minorities in Philippines, Mongolia, Thailand, Malaysia etc.
The language is spoken by over 1.28 billon people across the globe meaning around one-fifth of the world speaks this language
 Approximately 40% of all international students in china received Government sponsorship. The country is one of the most popular destination for international travels and accounts for more than 12milion business adventure yearly.
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