Author:		Bev Schwisow
Posted:		3/21/2004; 3:45:04 PM
Topic:		WHY STUDY SPANISH?
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Language Facts

1. Spanish is spoken by approximately 377,600,000 people all over the world.

2. There are twenty-five countries in the world who speak Spanish either as an official language or as a primary language.

3. The U.S. is the third largest Spanish speaking country in the world. According to the 1990 Census Bureau, Spanish is the language most often spoken at home after English. It comes ahead of German, Chinese, Italian, and French.

4. The number of Spanish speaking people in Nebraska as doubled since 1990.

 

Academic Facts

1. The study of Spanish helps with the understanding of English grammar.

2. Studying Spanish helps students expand their vocabulary.

3. Students enrolled in the study of languages including Spanish have higher SAT scores for each year of language studied than students who do not study a foreign language.

4. Learning a new language increases problem-solving skills and improves memory, self-discipline, and self-esteem.

5. Spanish is the language of many masterpieces which can be accessed in the original version by speakers of Spanish.

 

Business Facts

1. In Nebraska, police officers, judges, lawyers, nurses, hospital staff, social workers, and others are enrolling in Spanish classes to be more effective in their jobs.

2. South America represents a growing market for American companies.

3. The NAFTA treaty with Mexico, Canada and the United States opened the doors for additional trade and communication among these countries.

4. South America is one of the favorite destinations of American tourists.

5. According to the Kiplinger Washington Editors, the Hispanic share of the workforce will increase 25 percent by 2010.

 

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