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SPANISH Why is it important to learn?
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Spanish is a part of pop culture
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* DON’T BELIEVE ME?
Don’t believe me?
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Spanish can actually…
…IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH!
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Learning two languages helps
to stimulate your brain!
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Preventing memory loss and
Alzheimer's Disease!
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* Studying another language makes you smarter!
* Your critical thinking skills improve as you learn to view things through a different lens.
* Learning a second language stimulates creativity!
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Knowing Spanish gives you a heads up in the business industry.
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More communication skills can help YOU climb
to the top!
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* Learning Spanish will enable you to communicate with Spanish speaking co-workers. * In North America, a resume containing Spanish
fluency will give you an advantage over your competitor. * If you work in health care or education
knowing Spanish is helpful. * The building trade are employing more Spanish
speaking workers.
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SPANISH IS EVERYWHERE
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* Spanish is the official language on four continents. These continents are: North America, South America, Europe, and Africa.
* Spanish is the mother tongue in 21 countries.
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There will continue to be an enormous increase in Spanish language usage in the United States.
Especially in the following States: New York, Illinois, Texas, Arizona, and California.
There are over 33 million Spanish speakers in the United States. Over 40% of the population growth will be among the Hispanic people.
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The Hispanic population of the US will approach 50
million people by the year 2015.
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Spanish is the 4th most commonly spoken language in
the world with over 400 million speakers.
In Europe, Spanish is the second most spoken language, after English
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Spanish can expand your universe…
…LITERALLY.
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“The limits of my
language are the
limits of my
universe." - Ludwig Wittgenstein An Austrian philosopher.
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* As the Hispanic population continues to grow at a disproportionate rate, it becomes more likely that you will encounter Spanish speaking people in your daily rountine.
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Your neighbors could speak Spanish…
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Or you could
marry into a Spanish family..
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LOVE to travel?
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Knowing Spanish can
make traveling easy to places…
An incredible adventure awaits the traveler who speaks Spanish.
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LIKE THIS…
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OR THIS!
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The ability to speak Spanish can allow you to lend a helping hand whenever there are
language barriers in the public.
You can help Spanish speakers who don’t speak English ……. And English speakers who don’t speak Spanish.
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Learning another
language can help you better
understand your own.
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* Spanish is, “ Romance language.” 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.
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* Spanish grammar is similar to English, as well as different. This will raise your awareness of English grammar. * 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 are Romance Languages.
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Learning Spanish can help you appreciate the Hispanic culture that is different from our own.
Developing a deeper understanding of Hispanic culture is becoming more and more important
Reading Spanish and Latin American Newspapers will open a window into the Hispanic mind.
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* From Miguel Cervantes
to
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* Goya Velásquez
* Picasso Dali
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Like having “Las tapas y
vino” (appetizers and wine) for
lunch instead of a
full meal.
And … gastronomy
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Or how the Spanish celebrate the dead with “El Dia de los Muertos”
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Finally, Spanish
is
FUN!
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Learning new, exciting things everyday will make you want to learn more and more about the
Spanish language and their culture!
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* One feels a great amount of pride and accomplishment. When you’ve work hard to learn a foreign language. Learning Spanish can be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do.
* Whether your motivation are practical, intellectual or sentimental, learning Spanish is something that will benefit you for the rest of your life.