English Is Global, So Why Learn Arabic? (NY Times)

The World Has Changed

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan, author, "Go Global!"

Companies want globally competent employees, including multilanguage competency.
Language Is More Than Speaking

Anthony Jackson, Asia Society

Learning another language nurtures cognitive skills that are critical for students’ academic success.
Advice for Native English Speakers

Michael Erard, author, "Babel No More"

If English is your only language, accommodating your ear and your speech to those for whom it's not takes linguistic skill and practice.
The Rise of the Polyglots

Melanie Ho, writer

Maybe you don't need to be 'fluent' in multiple languages, but life might be more interesting if you were proficient in more than one.
What Would Aristotle Think

Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, editor, "Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World"

Get economists like Lawrence Summers out of the education debate.
‘Getting By’ Isn’t Enough

Clayton Lewis, Washington International School

Knowing two or more languages is an advantage, not a burden.