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THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING LANGUAGES

Today, we live in a globalized world where everyone connects with everyone. That is why learning languages ​​is a great tool when it comes to progress as a student and professional. Although it is advisable to learn a second language from childhood, it is never too late to develop this ability.

Today it is imperative to learn another language because in most areas of knowledge and human development other languages ​​are used. The learning of different languages ​​for the students is a primordial necessity. It is no longer a waste of time as many people usually think, but it is an investment since this learning not only enhances the possibility of getting a better job but also enriches social and cultural life, since language is the key to the culture.

The development of new societies resulting from economic and cultural integration requires the mastery of different languages. This causes great challenges to which a student has to dare to enter a world where we are in permanent communication with other countries with different languages.

Learning other languages ​​allows you to enrich your life, to experiment with new ideas, to exercise your mind, to benefit from world cultural diversity, to obtain scholarships for postgraduate studies, to work in a transnational company, as well as a capacity to express yourself in a way understandable, thus increasing social relations.

As you can see, learning another language is vital for your future, it will give you advantages not only on a personal level, but also in the professional and academic spheres. A better way to learn languages ​​is with university exchanges, and we at the University of Congress give you that opportunity that you can not waste. Enter the page of the University of Congress and find out about this possibility.

Here we leave you the most important languages ​​that will serve you in your academic and professional life.

English: Its strength lies in that it is the most studied language in the world. English is a language spoken in five continents and its use is in the majority of countries of the most powerful (USA, UK, Canada, and Australia). It is the most used language in business, international trade and Internet.

Chinese Mandarin: It owes its importance to that it is spoken by more than one billion people and the economic growth of China in recent years and the increase of trade relations between China, Latin America and Spain. Its use is concentrated in China and neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia.

Portuguese: Because of our geographical location, we are neighbors of one of the countries with the greatest projection and growth in the coming years, as is Brazil. It has multiple university agreements and offers masters and doctoral programs that have high standards of quality. In addition, Brazil is a leader in international institutions and processes of Latin American regional integration.

French: French is a language spoken on five continents. It is estimated that French speak more than 200 million people worldwide. Additionally, in a big part of the world it is the second language studied in the school par excellence.

Italian: Italian is a language that has several advantages for Spanish speakers. Because of its Latin roots, it is very easy to learn and practice, due to its geographical location, the possibilities to travel to Italy and enjoy its food; its landscapes and its art are high. Discovering the pearl of fashion, history, culture and art must be done in a unique way and it is through its language that it has the quality of having a very pleasant sonority.

What language do you speak and which would you like to learn?

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5 STUDY TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE YOUR LEARNING

By Mailen Oct 28, 2014

Improving learning through study techniques depends a lot on the type of student. Some persons find it useful to underline the text, others emphasize the most important terms, and even there are those who learn more making their own notes and summaries in their own words.

Today we collect some of the best techniques of study that are known so you can choose the one that you like or help a friend or family member to put them into practice and try to improve the learning process.

5- MENTAL MAPS

The creation of mental maps or conceptual networks is excellent for organizing ideas and summarizing the most important topics of a text. They can save us study hours and help fix content before an exam. There are web tools available that help you easily create conceptual networks quickly.

4- STUDY FILES

The study sheets are very useful for remembering specific dates and data, from vocabulary to numbers. In subjects like chemistry, history, geography or languages ​​we can use the study sheets to include the important terms or data that will enter the exam and learn them definitively.

3- TESTS

The online tests are excellent to check if we have learned the mechanisms to conjugate a verb or the vocabulary in a new language. In addition, they can be used to complete math or physics exercises. A good way to expand our knowledge is to create tests and exchange them with our friends.

2- MEMOTECHNICAL RULES

These are rules to help you memorize contents, they can be phrases, words or acronyms, they depend a lot on each person and the objective is that by repeating them, they help us memorize and link certain contents. Example: FECTES (rule to remember different types of unemployment, Frictional, Seasonal, Cyclic, Technological, Structural and Structural Shock).

1- ORGANIZE THE STUDY

Using well the most of your time still the best study technique. Set your own calendar, check the free time to study and do your best in each exam.

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COLOMBIA, ATTRACTIVE FOR BUSINESS

In the previous measurement of the Doing Business 2017, Colombia was in the fourth position, below Mexico, Chile and Peru. Today, Mexico remains the first, and Colombia, the only Pacific Alliance country that improved its position, is second.

The fourteenth edition of Doing Business 2017, "Equal Opportunities for All," revealed that Colombia was the only Pacific Alliance country that improved its position with respect to last year and became the second state of Latina, after Mexico, Where there are better conditions for doing business.

In the previous measurement, Colombia was in the fourth position, below Mexico, Chile and Peru. Today, Mexico remains first, Peru third and Chile fourth. Daniel Velandia, director of research at Credicorp, said that the new ranch may be due not only to the country's macroeconomic strengthening, but to the political and economic uncertainty that Chile and Peru have experienced in the last eighteen months.

However, Velandia acknowledged that credibility in the institutions, the pro-market attitude promoted by the Government and the improved security conditions that Colombia has had in this period contributed significantly to the country receiving a score of 70.92 points.

Globally, Colombia rose from 54th out of 189 countries in 2016 to 53 out of 190 that were measured this year. For the third time in a row, it consolidated its position as the second largest economy in the world. Credit for the business fabric, surpassed only by New Zealand.

The report analyzes ten areas of a company's life cycle and emphasizes the categories that determine the ease of starting new business. According to the study, the country improved in five of the variables measured, had a decrease in four and in one maintained the same position of the previous year.

For example, in the Aperture category of a company, Colombia became the first country in the region to reach position 61, while Mexico, Peru and Argentina occupied positions 93, 103 and 157, respectively. The report highlights that Colombia made it easier to start a business by reducing registration procedures, from 8 to 6 procedures and from 11 to 9 days for the opening of a company. According to the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, María Claudia Lacouture, these measures prompted the opening of 138,786 companies between May and September 2016, 14.7% more than in the same period of 2015, where there were 120,921 new companies.

The Doing Business 2017 acknowledged that Colombia is the country that has made the most reforms to protect creditors and facilitate credit for small business owners. Lacouture said that Opportunity Banking and Bancóldex, disbursed nearly six billion pesos between January and September this year and have benefited 95,452 businesses. "The country's goal is to increase business productivity by 15% by 2018. These results indicate that we are on a solid path and that we have to continue to strengthen companies to generate added value and insert ourselves into global value chains."

Taken from: http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/economia/colombia-atractivo-hacer-negocios-articulo-662209