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To me learning other languages is important for my future. Perhaps one day I'll live in another country where my mother tongue isn't spoken, so I'll need other languages to be able to communicate. Moreover, social media and trends I follow are mostly in English, so I need to understand it to actually know what's happening in the media. I love meeting new people from other countries, and it excites me to talk to them in other language so that's why learning them is a good thing. I think people could live easier lives if they spoke other languages and English should definitely be one of them because it's the most common language and almost everyone has learned it or is learning it.

Stela Mužar, 3.g

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Personally, I love learning foreign languages and to me it is a big deal if you speak a lot of them. I am learning English and German in school, but my dream is to learn Italian. I find learning English quite easy because today it is a common language, and you can hear it everywhere. I don’t like German even a little bit, but I am trying my best to learn it. I have wanted to learn Italian for a long time now and I hope that one day, when I finish school, I will learn it and go to Italy. I think that everybody should learn at least one foreign language because learning languages also introduces us to many different cultures and customs.
Margetić

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Language is one of the most important aspects of our lives. Without it, we wouldn't be able to communicate with each other. Bilingualism is now perhaps the most useful real world skill. Now, let’s focus on English and learning English.

English is the most important foreign language in our lives, we use it on a daily basis. We especially use it on social media and without it, we wouldn’t be able to use modern cyber inventions. Studying English or any other foreign language also helps us meet new and interesting people. Communicating with people all over the world, understanding certain types of media, and being able to interact with it wouldn’t be possible without English. We also use English for school, since a lot of the materials we need can’t be found in Croatian. In the future there will be higher chances of getting a job for us if we speak English well.

For all of these reasons and many more, we think that learning English is important.

Elena and Nora, 2.A

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To me learning, foreign languages is very important because it makes communication easier. I only study English, but I would like to study Italian, French and Spanish. Out of these three, I would like to study Spanish the most. My plan is, if I have time, to take a Spanish language course. My football teammate who has travelled through many countries playing football, can speak six different languages – Croatian, English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. That is pretty impressive. Learning foreign languages helps if you travel somewhere and you don’t speak their language. You just start speaking English because English is one of the most spoken languages in the world. I would really like to travel and I don’t think I will have problems with speaking in other countries.

Janeković Fabijan, 3.G

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What does it mean to me to learn a foreign language? Honestly, it means a lot. The English language is currently the most important language in the world, being the most spoken, so of course, by speaking English I have an open door and many opportunities as well as some small benefits in my personal life, such as being 100 per cent able to watch movies without subtitles, talking to foreigners, and helping translate what business partners say to my boss. Overall, English is important in my life, and without it I certainly wouldn’t be able to do some things. However, the most important thing English has given me is the ability to get a fresh perspective, that is, it allowed me to meet new people from around the world, to take a look at their mentality, the way they live, and their opinions.

All in all, with English I can do a lot, and I think we should all possess some degree of knowledge of English.

Ivezić Leonardo, 2.F

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We think that all of us need to speak at least one foreign language because it helps us to develop intelligence and expand vocabulary.

The study of foreign languages boosts confidence and if someone is not doing well, it is not good to make fun of them, because then it will be even more difficult to speak a foreign language. Over the past decades our world has become more interdependent and new technologies have allowed us to work in close contact with people all over the world. As relationships with countries grow, so does the need to speak a foreign language. Studying a foreign language will improve your chances of getting a job. It might also complement your travelling experience.  Croatia is a tourist country so in the season most people communicate in English or German. Studying a new culture helps you meet new and interesting people. Foreign languages open the door to the art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, science…

We are grateful that we had and still have an opportunity to learn foreign languages ​​because they will help us in the future.

Josipa and Hana, 2.A

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“Quot linguas calles, tot homines vales.” or “How many languages you speak, that many people you are worth.” A sentence that says that the more languages ​​we know, the more opportunities we get to know new people, their cultures, customs, and thereby gain new experience that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. Learning a foreign language is useful for me now, but it will be in the future as well. It is helpful in my education and communication, for travelling around the world and it will be good to know it in my future job. By learning a language, I improve my memory, increase my concentration, change my view of the world, and improve my native language. I want to learn English really well because I want to spend part of my life studying abroad. That is why I need to expose myself to English as much as possible and use it more often, both in writing and speaking. One thing I can say for sure is that travelling and learning new languages ​​enriches me as a person and broadens my horizons.

Havioć Lara, 3.G

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Nowadays, foreign languages are very important and without them it would be difficult for us to go through life. In Europe, as many as 92% of students in schools learn one or more foreign languages, and in America about 20 % of their students. American students are far behind in language skills than European students and that will affect their lives. If you want to travel to a country where your language isn't spoken and you have not learned any of the main languages, it will be a problem for you to blend in. Knowledge of a foreign language also shows respect for people of different nations. Foreign languages are our future, and more and more people are going aboard and that's why it is very important to know at least one foreign language. In my opinion, English is one of the easiest languages to learn, so it's definitely important that as many people as possible at least try to learn it for their own good. I also think that we all should be grateful because we have an opportunity for primary and higher education, and some people don't even have basic human rights, let alone basic education.

Hajsok Viktorija, 2.F

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There are children who like and those dislike languages. I'm one of those kids who dislike them. I have nothing against foreign languages, and I even think they are useful, but I also think that every country should learn only its own language. Of course, people who are interested in other languages ​​can learn them, but that should be by choice. I think that foreign language is not so important because nowadays there are applications that can translate what we are interested in. Sometimes these applications are not completely accurate, but they partially translate what interests us. I struggle with the language at school because it is difficult for me to master it and I know that I am not the only one who has such a problem and that many children have problems with foreign languages. English, German, Latin and any language other than our own should be optional. Maybe my opinion will change, but now I think like this.

Gibač Tara, 2.B

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Learning foreign languages is important to me because I can communicate better with people on the Internet. I play a lot of games, so I need to know English very well and I spend a lot of time on social media and most of it is in English, so again I have to be fluent. Actually, it's not just about understanding others, it's about learning new languages. English has been very useful to me so far because, for example, on summer vacation a lot people asked me something in English and I understood what they had asked and could answer them. Learning languages is also important to me because I plan to be a translator as a side job in the future. Languages matter because nowadays they are both useful and interesting to learn. I watch a lot of movies and TV shows which don't have Croatian translation and being good in English makes it easier for me to understand. I can also mess with my brother a bit because he doesn't understand English like I do. All in all, I think learning new languages is important, useful and sometimes fun.

Cipriš Patrik, 2.A

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Learning a language is important for ability to understand others and make ourselves understood. Most humans learn to speak in the first couple years of their lives while they pick up their mothers’ way of speaking. I find learning foreign languages to be of great importance. I can speak Croatian, which is not spoken by many, so I might face difficulties in communication throughout the world. That is why I started learning English and I am now learning German. English is current lingua franca, so I started learning it first. However, I don't think it is good to learn too many foreign languages at the same time – it is better to learn two or three to a very advanced level.

In conclusion, my belief is that learning languages is imperative for out communication.
Bratioć Marko, 2.B

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As pupils we started learning foreign languages from an early age, so they have been a huge part of our lives.  In today's world speaking a foreign language is a must, especially English since it is spoken all over the world.
Both of us started to learn English in the first grade and German in the fourth grade), but a minority started even earlier or sometimes later than the first (fourth) grade. So now with our English/German education continuing in high school we can be thoroughly prepared to use those foreign languages in our day-to-day lives or in future jobs. Foreign languages can be convenient for us either for trips out of the country or if we have an opportunity to cooperate with international companies. The usefulness of foreign languages is vast – with them we can go abroad to international schools such as American colleges. Furthermore, we can make many friends by speaking a foreign language. The key to being good at foreign languages is to always revise and to never stop being dedicated to learning them.
Within our education we had an opportunity to further our knowledge of foreign languages. We are filled with gratitude to our teachers for being so knowledgeable and kind enough to give us the possibility to learn. The both of us know we will absolutely need them.

Lana Benedik i Lana Vršćak, 2.a