| Why learn Spanish? | | | | metropolitan cities but, as well in rural |
| | | | towns and communities. Another good reason to |
| 5 Great Reasons to Learn Spanish | | | | learn Spanish is, the Spanish speaking |
| | | | population is the fastest growing segment of |
| . | | | | people in the entire country. |
| | | | |
| Learn Spanish, it will Improve your Knowledge | | | | Well over 50% of college students in the US |
| of Your own Language. | | | | that are learning a second language, have |
| | | | wisely chosen to learn Spanish. |
| Spanish roots coming primarily from Latin. | | | | |
| English, also has many words of Latin | | | | Spanish is the second most common language in |
| origin.. Knowing Spanish helps English | | | | the US after English. According to the 2000 |
| speakers broaden their vocabulary in their | | | | US Census, Spanish is spoken most |
| native language. Latin wordsare the root | | | | frequentlyat home by about 28.1 million |
| words, of many sophisticated English words. | | | | people ages 5 and up. The United States is |
| | | | home to more than 40 million Hispanics, |
| As a result, learning Spanish will make more | | | | making it the5 largest Spanish speaking |
| proficient in English. | | | | community in the world, after Mexico,Columbia |
| | | | and Spain. |
| Spanish will Improve your odds of Employment | | | | |
| and Promotion. | | | | * Roughly half of all Spanish speakers in the |
| | | | US speak English. |
| Knowing a second language could get you hired | | | | |
| or promoted. Proving that you are a capable | | | | Learn Spanish, it could very well Enhance |
| candidate and you speak a foreign language | | | | Your Travel experiences. |
| such as Spanish, you are seen as much more | | | | |
| valuable than someonewho only speak English. | | | | If you have considered visiting some tropical |
| Many jobs today require a basic familiarity, | | | | places It is quite possible that the |
| if not a proficiency in another language. | | | | predominant language spoken there is Spanish. |
| | | | If you decide to go, be it south of the US |
| With the world becoming more global every | | | | border into Mexico, Panama, Central America, |
| day, contact with peopleof other countries | | | | or Spain, knowing the language will help. |
| has increased tremendously. Just having a | | | | |
| basic knowledge of Spanish will separate you | | | | Getting a good sense of the language and |
| from the crowd. The Hispanic population is | | | | culture of any land you visit,will offer you |
| increasing rapidly. There are a many career | | | | benefits, as well a perspective that a non- |
| fields in the US that need Spanish | | | | native speaker would never get. Whether it's |
| speakers,including salespeople,law | | | | arranging transport, giving an address in a |
| enforcement,translators,health care | | | | taxi cab driver, making hotel reservations |
| providers,pharmasists,social workers, | | | | ,finding and ordering food and drink in a |
| educators,and more. | | | | restaurant or just meeting and chatting with |
| | | | the locals.The appreciation and woder of the |
| Internationally, people who speak Spanish | | | | locals you meet when they realize that you |
| often have opportunitiesto work in trade and | | | | have made a sincere effort to learning their |
| business fields. Some other options include | | | | language is priceless. |
| security, diplomatic positions, | | | | |
| interpretation, all require and, which a | | | | Communicate with over 350 million Spanish |
| familiarity or proficiency of another | | | | Speakers Worldwide |
| language. | | | | |
| | | | Spanish is spoken by at least 350 million |
| Spanish speaking applicants are often offered | | | | people worldwide. It is currently the 4th |
| larger salaries than non-Spanish people that | | | | most spoken language the world. Spanish is a |
| are competing for the same position or | | | | dominant language in lots of large of |
| promotion. This in an of itself offers many | | | | countries like Spain of course but also the |
| incentives to learn Spanish ! | | | | United States, Mexico, Panama,Puerto Rico |
| | | | Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, onduras, |
| Communicate with Spanish-Speaking people in | | | | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador,Guatemala, |
| Your Home Town | | | | Uruguay, the Dominican Republic,Colombia, |
| | | | Bolivia,Peru and Paraguay. |
| Many natively, Spanish speaking people have | | | | |
| migrated northward on both coasts of the US, | | | | Taking some time to learn Spanish will afford |
| from California to Washington, Florida to New | | | | you opportunities, for you to communicate |
| York As you live, work and play here in the | | | | with 350 Million people worldwide! |
| United States, you probably encounter more | | | | |
| natively Spanish speaking people than you | | | | If you want to Broaden Your Horizons, Learn |
| know. Many of these 2nd and 3rd generation | | | | Spanish ! |
| fellow citizens not only reside in major | | | | |