The fact that Spanish is the second language with more speakers as their mother tongue is a crucial reason that drives millions of students to initiate the wonderful trip of learning Spanish .
Here below we introduce the most remarkable responses that our platform’s students have given when they finished our courses. It is worth mentioning that all the answers have been given by students whose mother tongue is not Spanish.
- “I love Spain”
It is the goal that encourages the students to study this language; a good travel experience in Spain or Latin America increases the illusion of returning and learning Spanish.
- “Spanish and Hispanic people is very kind”
Some of our students explain that the kindness of the people of Spain and Latin America has encouraged them to learn their language. Continuously, we hear statements such as: “its people welcome you with a smile and it is a pity to not be able to communicate with them in Spanish”
- “Spanish food is my favourite”
It is well known that the Spanish gastronomy has a great success beyond national borders and a lot of our students are big fans of not only the Spanish culture and language, but also of its gastronomy.
- “I want to travel all over South America”
One of the most common dreams of the travellers is to go sightseeing the beautiful countries of South America. A lot of Europeans go through Spain in order to learn Spanish before embarking on the adventure of touring the South of the American continent.
- “When I retire, I want to live in Spain”
It is surprising that there are students, some of them rather young, that speak about their retirement plans; buying a house in Spain and enjoy there his golden years.
- «Every year I go on holiday to Spain«
Spain contributes a great tourist attraction. Its geographical situation, with a great quantity of coasts and nature sites, attracts millions of tourists each year. Many of them repeat every year, making its language necessary if they want to communicate with the locals during their holidays.
- «I want to comprehend the writings of García Márquez…”
Or the ones of Miguel de Cervantes, Neruda, Bécquer, the novels of Isabel Allende, understanding better the world of Dalí or Picasso, or the architectural works of Gaudí. These artists also encourage the foreigners to learn Spanish. Literature teachers, artists, architects, or simply lovers of the Spanish or Hispanic arts are tempted to delve more into their cultural references through the acquisition of this language.
- “I want to understand the music in Spanish”
There are a lot of music styles labelled as of Hispanic origin that fascinate non-Spanish speakers: from Spanish pop music, which is known worldwide, to «salsa», «flamenco», and even the singer-songwriter songs. There are students stating that it was the music which encouraged them to learn the language.
- “Spanish sounds really good”
It is complicated to know how the non-native people perceive our language when they hear it: does they perceive it as a rhythmic language?, slow?, poetic?, melodic?,…
For many foreigners, Spanish «sounds nice» and, therefore, seems an attractive language.
In addition, the written Spanish is almost completely phonetic, that is to say, it is pronounced as it is written, and this facilitates greatly the pronunciation.
- «I study Spanish to make Spanish friends»
Although it may seem something strange, it is a real statement, and it is due to the interest in the Spanish and Hispanic culture and society. They say that we attach a great importance to our social life adn that we need to be constantly surrounded by friends and family. This social and open character tends to please foreigners. Some of them are fascinated by the animated streets, the great variety of Spanish leisure and nightlife, and this is what stimulates them to go to the classroom.
- «I am fond of Spanish sports»
Not all fans of Spanish sports study this language, but the success of Spain in terms of sports makes that many feel more attraction to this country. There are students who, for example, recognize that their fondness for the Spanish football or tennis is such that they travel every year to see a game on the field and that has led them to learn the language.
- “I need Spanish for my work or business”
Spanish is a language in continuous expansion. With about 470 million speakers, is the third most spoken language in the world, having a strong presence in America, where something more than 85% of Spanish speakers live. In addition, United States is the fifth country in the world in the number of Spanish speakers behind Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Argentina, and has around 41 million Spanish-speaking people, almost 13% of its population.
Learning Spanish becomes, therefore, a need to expand business or to grow professionally. In addition, Spanish has become an economic value in growth. Currently, it generates 16% of the economic value of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
