The Korean Times – William R. Jones
“We each know that to learn to read, write, and speak a foreign language well takes perseverance. But, it does not have to be severe, providing you have a passion for the language you have chosen to learn. However, the question arises about return on investment (ROI). Specifically, I mean the time invested rather than the cost investment, for one can virtually learn a foreign language with minimal cash output. The minutes and hours and days, the weeks and months and years invested is available time that could be spent on something else also useful. So, what is the salary increase or wage premium for fluency in a foreign language? In particular, what are earnings tied to foreign language employment?” (more)