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If you want a good job and live in the US, you need to know English! If you already have a good job, you better start learning English before you possibly lose it!

Learning English will allow you to write “excellent knowledge of English” on your résumé. Knowing English is essential for many jobs. You’ll be able to communicate with customers, employees, co-workers, vendors and your supervisor. Knowing English will give you that something special that stands out on a résumé.

Additionally, all else being equal on resumes, knowing more than one language gives you an edge over monolingual applicants competing for the same job. You’ll have an asset that employers are looking for.

Knowing English also makes you indispensible at work and because of this, you may be able to command a greater salary. You will be the one who interprets for your co-workers, customers and supervisors. You’ll be crucial to the successful daily operations at work. You’ll have an asset the boss won’t want to do without! This creates great job security for you!

You could even become a world-class business person.  Many businesses today are international and international business is done in English. So if you want to do well in business, you have to know English — to contact other businesspeople, meet them at conferences, read international business newspapers and magazines, and obtain information for your business on the internet.

One of the most important benefits to knowing English is simply improving communication at work; you’ll be able to speak with your clients, customers, employees or co-workers. Plus if everyone at your job speaks English you’ll be more productive and possibly even safer if everyone can understand each other clearly. Besides it being essential to speak English at work- it’s just plain fun to communicate with someone in their language! Check out www.ingleseneltrabajo.com for programs that help you learn English for your particular job.

As far as excelling in your career and making more money: Knowing English is simply the best way to increase your chances of obtaining your dream job and earning more money. And this could give you and your family a better life!

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Research shows that knowledge of other languages boosts our understanding of languages in general and enables us to use our native language more effectively. Second language learners have stronger vocabulary skills, a better understanding of the language, and improved literacy in general.

People who learn a second language also gain enhanced listening skills and memory abilities. They show greater ability in areas such as creativity, and higher order thinking skills, such as problem-solving, conceptualizing, and reasoning.

Additionally, learning another language exposes you to unfamiliar cultural ideas, so you’ll be much better equipped to adapt and cope in a fast-changing world. You’ll learn to effectively handle new situations and it will improve your ability to understand and communicate with people from different walks of life.

If you have children, you can help them learn another language. Children who have studied a language at the elementary level score higher on tests in reading, language arts, and math. By you learning a second language, you can help your children improve their lives as well!

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I just received an email from a gentleman about an article I wrote for Virgina Beach Woman magazine. Although the comments were less than flattering, I am grateful for him taking the time to state his position. I hear people make comments like his all the time, which is exactly why I feel so strongly about what we do at KAMMS.

He began the email by telling me how “misguided” I am. In the article, I presented a metaphor about learning a little Spanish. I suggested that we offer an olive branch to Spanish-speakers. The idea is that we learn a few Spanish phrases to communicate and since they are also learning English, communication becomes easy. Not only can this help to improve communication in many different circumstances, i.e. work, school or in the community; it also brings many other assets to our lives. Besides being fun, studies have shown that learning another language has countless benefits to our lives in general, i.e. increased memory ability, better test scores, etc. There’s so much to write about these facts, it will have to be another article.

So, his opinion that he believes I am misguided doesn’t concern me, but the next part of his comment does. He goes on to say that he “resents” people who speak their native language around him. He says this makes him “suspicious” of them and that this is scary at a time like these.

I know that many people are against other languages being spoken in America. You hear it on the news everyday. Companies prohibit employees speaking their native language at work, or laws are made about language usage. But to feel resentful, suspicious and scared. That really is a shame.

I can’t imagine living my life this way. There are 337 languages spoken in the US. It must be hard to get through the day resenting everyone. There are so many things to worry about in the world. Peaceful people speaking their native language, communicating with each other, shouldn’t be one of them.

I’ve heard all the reasons people create to rationalize their fears about different languages spoken in the US.  No matter how strong they feel about them, they simply aren’t based on facts. You could write a whole book on this irrational fear. (There’s an idea:)

I know there are many people out there who feel disconnected from their fellow Americans because of language barriers. For now, my company, KAMMS World Wide will continue to make efforts to improve the situation. Our goal is simple: help to improve communication among all our citizens and by doing so: promote unity, strength and peace in our country.

Wishing you all great success! Stacey Kammerman

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“Hispanics account for over 50% of job growth in the United States; they have the highest rate of labor force participation across any race or ethnicity and by the end of 2010 it’s estimated over 16 million more persons will be added to the U.S. workforce.” Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics

Over half of all Hispanics report they do not speak English well. Why the concern? Breaking down language barriers is critical to maintaining a safe work environment. As the number of employees with English as a Second Language (ESL) has increased over the past decade, the number of workplace injuries has risen disproportionately. Even the U.S. government has recognized this trend and earmarked more than $2.2 million in funding for education.

Our country’s workforce has a critical need to learn essential language skills in order to avoid accidents, poor service, frustrated customers, mistakes, misdiagnosis, etc.  They need an immediate solution and they don’t have time to spend months or years studying a second language.

In response to this pressing need, KAMMS has created two series of convenient, affordable and effective job-specific language learning programs: Spanish on the Job & English on the Job. These audio, video and workbook programs immediately help to build a bridge of communication between Spanish and English speakers in the workplace.  As opposed to other expensive and time consuming language learning programst; we provide an affordable, convenient and instant solution by helping people to quickly and easily learn the essential short and simple phrases they need for a particular profession, situation or industry.