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Why learn Spanish?

Why learn Spanish?. Spanish, Spanish everywhere . There will continue to be an enormous increase in Spanish language usage in the U n i t e d S t a t e s . There are over 33 million Spanish speakers in the U n i t e d S t a t e s.

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Why learn Spanish?

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  1. Why learn Spanish?

  2. Spanish, Spanish everywhere. There will continue to be an enormous increase in Spanishlanguageusage in the United States.

  3. There are over 33 million Spanishspeakers in the United States. Over 40% of the population growth will be among theHispanicpeople.

  4. TheHispanicpopulation is estimated to approach 50 millionby the year 2015.

  5. Spanish is an official language on four continents…

  6. …and is the mother tongue in 21 countries.

  7. The sheer number of Spanishspeakers and their rate of growth makes learning Spanisha smart choice.

  8. LearningSpanishis actually preventive medicine! Speaking two languages reduces your chances of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease.

  9. Bilingualismenhances mental abilities in both childrenand olderadults. Studying languages can improve your memory and slow age-related decline in mental acuity.

  10. Learning Spanish will enable you to better communicate with Spanish speaking employees or co-workers. For many, learning Spanish is rapidly becoming a business necessity. Think of the impact in business when you can speak the native language of 300 million native speakers of Spanish.

  11. Having Spanish fluency on your resume will give you an advantage over your competitor. In North America, Hispanic consumers are the fastest-growing market segment.

  12. Knowing Spanish is helpful if you work in healthcareoreducation. The building trades are employing more and more Spanish speaking workers.

  13. If you are bilingual, you will have more career choicesthan your monolingualcounterpart.

  14. Knowing Spanish will completely transform your travel experience. An incredible adventure awaitsthe traveler who speaks Spanish.

  15. When you travel to a Spanish-speaking country, knowing the language will allow you change from observer to participant.

  16. You can help Spanish speakers who don't speak English… …and English speakers who don't speak Spanish. Knowing how to speak Spanish will enable you to help others.

  17. There are people in Spanish-speaking nations in serious need.

  18. Since many English words are also of Latin origin, when you learn vocabulary in Spanish you will simultaneously be expanding your English vocabulary.

  19. Spanish grammar is similar to English, as well as different. This will raise your awareness of English grammar.

  20. Because Spanish is nearly phonetically perfect, you can look at almost any word and know how to pronounce it. Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn.

  21. Whether your motivations are practical, intellectual or sentimental, learning Spanish is something that will benefit you for the rest of your life!

  22. Yohabloespañol.

  23. ¿Hablas tú español?

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