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Learn Spanish In Spain
By Mike McDougall, Sat Dec 10th
Spanish is undoubtedly the growth language in the world at themoment; it is now spoken by an estimated 352 million people as afirst language (with a further 417 million speaking it as asecond language) making it the second or third most widelyspoken language in the world. Hispanic nations are also showingstrong economic growth so the potential for work opportunitiesin Spanish speaking countries for those learning
Spanish, isincreasing everyday. Spanish is now arguably the second mostinfluential language in the world behind English and in all isspoken in 21 countries around the world. South America, with theexception from Brazil, is entirely Spanish speaking, as well asareas of Africa, the Caribbean and an ever growing Hispaniccommunity in the USA. Which such a huge and diverse Spanishspeaking world community, it's without a doubt one of the mostuseful languages to learn - a Spanish language course could openup many opportunities in terms of work and travel throughout theSpanish speaking world. Spanish language schools in Spain and South America offerstudents more than just the opportunity to study Spanish in theclassroom. The concept of cultural immersion encourages studentsto extend their learning to outside the classroom. Students getthe chance to interact with locals in everyday situationswhether it's simply ordering some food or attempting afull-blown conversation on the day's issues. This is also agreat help in giving students a solid cultural grounding, manylanguage schools in Spain offer extra-curricular activities andexcursions to assist with this process. The whole experience ofa foreign country adds to the excitement, not only do you getthe chance to learn Spanish but you also get the chance todiscover beautiful cities (like Barcelona, Madrid or Seville),sample the joys of Spanish cuisine first hand and experience thewarmth and good nature of the Spanish people. Language schools such as Babylon-idiomas offer learning centres in four majorSpanish cities (Barcelona, Madrid, Seville and Valencia) as wellas in and Argentina as well - all very diverse andextremely different environments in which to learn a languageand all with their own cultural nuances and wonderful sights tooffer; from the eco-tourism and amazing wildlife of Costa Rica,to the majestic architecture of Gaudi's "Sagrada Familia" inBarcelona. (Article continued below)
It is important to remember, however, that spoken Spanish is notidentical in the different regions of the Spanish state. Infact, its pronunciation and lexical characteristics can vary toa very significant extent from one place to another. However,the maintenance of a unified, standard, version of the Spanishlanguage and of its written form is guaranteed by the RealAcademia de la Lengua Espaņola. The Academia sets the rules tofollow in order to speak and write in a way that is accepted byall the different Spanish speakers. About the author:Mike McDougall has five years experience working as atravel writer and marketeer. He is currently working to provideadditional content for Babylon-idiomas, a Spanish language school with anexcellent presence in Spain. This work is covered by a creative commons license | Sign In |
