Spanish

Why Learn Spanish?

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10 Reasons Why You Should Learn Spanish

1. Spanish is the world's second most spoken language with over 450 million speakers around the world.

2. Unlock a world of new connections: going abroad and using the local language can enhance your travel experience.

3. Enjoy amazing books, films, and the rich, historically important culture behind renowned works of arts, from the Spaniard Pablo Picasso to today's award-winning Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.

4. Spanish can help you land your dream job due to an ever-increasing demand for bilingual employees in the US. A rising number of employers prefer individuals who can speak Spanish fluently.

5. Train your brain to perform better. Learning a new language helps you expand your attention spans and creates a stronger working memory.

6. Make new friends in a different language.

7. Understand the lyrics in that one song you can't stop listening to! Love Shakira? Or maybe that new song Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee? This is a fun benefit to learning Spanish so you can jam out in the nightclub or in the car. You will be able to sing aloud with your new friends to the coolest Spanish songs.

8. It's your getaway to all other romance languages. Understanding Spanish has a rubbing off effect when starting to learn any other Romance language like Portuguese, Italian, French and Romanian. Knowledge of one makes it much easier to pick up any of the others, since they all evolved from Latin and still share grammar and syntax, and have lots of similar vocabulary.

9. Learning Spanish can improve your English by familiarizing you with Latin roots.

10. Prepare you for study-abroad opportunities during college with a more immersive experience.

Source: https://www.donquijote.org/student-services/reasons-to-learn-spanish/