Learning Spanish opens up doors to the future
The advantages of learning a second language are evident when we think about travelling, be for leisure reasons or for professional aims. At Closeteachers we know it all well!
And also, with reference to the working environment, it is unquestionable that professional opportunities are opened up with the knoweldge of foreign languages.
In the case of Spanish, which is spoken as a first language by more than 350 million people in 21 countries and thanks to the economic impulse in Latin America, the advantages are obvious. Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world after mandarine Chinese and English. Approximately 500 million people speak Spanish in the world. In fact, it is one of the languages which is considered to be the “future language” after affirming that the Hispanic population has grown by 60% in the last 10 years in the USA. In Europe, its influence has also increased imposing as a second language after English in the educational system and defining itself as an official language in many international organizations including the United Nations.
Aswell as the cultural environment, learning Spanish means having first hand access to the immense cultural background and enjoying the great literary tradition of this language with great novelists like Gabriel García Márquez or Isabel Allende, which even today still appear on the list of the most sold books and still receive the best literary acclaims.
In Spain, there is a diverse array of Spanish schools. Our advice is that if you want a real cultural immersion, leaving behind the tourist places and choosing places that have charm. And also, it would be recommended to choose a school that combines language clases with cultural activities to discover therefore the city and to get to know other students to exchange experiences.
It seems that now more than ever, learning Spanish opens up doors to the future.
And we are here to make your experience unforgetable!
