Why learn Spanish?
Spanish,
Spanish
everywhere.
There will continue to be an enormous
increase in Spanish language usage in the
United States.
There are approximately 53 million Spanish speakers in the
United States.
Over 40% of the population growth will be among the Hispanic people.
https://telelanguage.com/spanish-speakers-united-states-infographic/
The Hispanic population in the US is estimated to approach 68 million by the year 2025.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/251238/hispanic-population-of-the-us/
With approximately 437 million native speakers, Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world.
https://www.statista.com/chart/12868/the-worlds-most-spoken-languages/
Only Mandarin Chinese has more native speakers than Spanish.
Spanish now outranks English.
Spanish is an official language on four continents...
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… and is the mother tongue in 21 countries.
(by country and percentage of total Spanish Population
The sheer number of Spanish speakers
and their rate of growth makes
learning Spanish a smart choice.
Learning Spanish is actually preventive medicine!
Speaking two languages
reduces your chances of developing
dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease.
Bilingualism enhances mental abilities in both children and adults.
Studying languages can improve your
memory and slow age-related decline
in mental acuity.
Studying another language makes you smarter!
Your critical thinking skills improve as you learn to view things through a different lens.
For many, learning Spanish is rapidly becoming a business necessity.
Think of the impact in business when you can speak the native language of 437 million native speakers of Spanish.
Learning Spanish will enable you to better communicate with Spanish speaking employees or co-workers.
In North America, Hispanic consumers are the fastest-growing market segment.
Having Spanish fluency on your resume will give you an advantage over your competitor.
Knowing Spanish is helpful if you work in healthcare, education, or business.
If you are bilingual, you will have
more career choices than your
monolingual counterpart.
Globalization, with its free trade agreements, is shrinking the business world.
Those who know more than one language will have an advantage.
Spanish speakers are no longer on just the border states and big cities. Today, nearly all areas have an Hispanic population.
Wouldn't it be nice to say hello and chat with your fellow countrymen?
Knowing Spanish will completely transform your travel experience.
An incredible adventure awaits the traveler who speaks Spanish.
If you only speak English, you will visit only tourist attractions where everyone speaks some English.
When you travel to a Spanish-speaking country, knowing the language will allow you to change from observer to participant.
Knowing how to speak Spanish will enable you to help others.
You can help Spanish speakers who don’t speak English ...
… And you can help English speakers who don’t speak Spanish.
Or, Simply Learn a Language for
Language's Sake.
While Johann Wolfgang von Goethe may have been exaggerating when he said ...
"he who knows no foreign language, knows nothing of his own,"
It cannot be denied that by studying Spanish
you will without doubt gain a better understanding of English.
Spanish is a "Romance" language. This means it is derived from Latin, the language of the ancient Roman Empire.
Since many English words are also of Latin origin, when you learn vocabulary in Spanish you will simultaneously be expanding your English vocabulary.
You will also find that your understanding of the deep meaning of these Latin based English words is greatly enhanced.
Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn.
Because Spanish is nearly phonetically perfect, you can look at almost any word and know how to pronounce it.
If you learn a third language, such as French, Italian, Portuguese or Romanian, already knowing Spanish will be a huge advantage because these languages, too, are Romance Languages.
Learning Spanish will allow you to better appreciate Hispanic cultural contributions.
Reading Latin American or Spanish newspapers
and magazines will open a
window into the Hispanic mind.
From Miguel de Cervantes ...
...to Sandra Cisneros, Hispanic literary contributions are monumental.
Spanish influence on the fine arts has been substantial.
And ... Food!!
One feels a great amount of pride and accomplishment when you’ve work hard to learn a foreign language.
Whether your motivations are practical, intellectual or sentimental, learning Spanish is something that will benefit you for the rest of your life!
¡Yo hablo español!