If you want to get on in today's increasingly diverse and ever-changing commercial world speaking just English is not enough anymore, it really
pays to learn at least one other language. The obvious choice is Spanish as it is the next most widely spoken globally. Because it is the official
language in 21 countries and approximately a further 100 million people speak it as their second language by learning Spanish you'll be able to
communicate with another half billion people and thereby immediately improving your career prospects. With Latin American countries
becoming more important as trading partners and the popularity of Spanish in the United States demand for courses has doubled worldwide
in the last ten years. In view of these facts it's clear that you stand a much better chance of making a success of yourself in the job market if you
speak Spanish.
Naturally there other reasons to learn, take the Spanish culture for instance which has made such a great contribution to architecture, the arts
and to world literature. What could be more satisfying than to be able to read Lorca, Vargas Llosa, Cervantes or Garcia Marquez in their own rich
language. Wouldn't Picasso, Miro, Dali, Goya and Velasquez be much more interesting if you were familiar with their culture?
Learning Spanish in Spain is easier and faster than learning at home, it produces better results and, just as important, it's much more stimulating and fun. Studying a language in your own country whether at an institution or on a correspondence course demands a lot of energy and discipline. You have a million and one other things to do and each time before you go to your class or start your homework you have to reorientate yourself again.
During an in-country course you will be living in Spain and will be completely immersed in the culture and will hear, read and speak nothing but Spanish all day. In this way you will pick up an amazing amount quickly both inside and outside the classroom. A language is more than just grammar and a collection of words: it is the means of communication between peoples, which is why you can never really learn a language from a book - you need to be in the country where it is spoken.
When you learn Spanish in Spain studying includes not only the classroom but an introduction to the rich Spanish culture through the fiestas, the intoxicating effect of the dancers of the Sevillanas and the Flamenco, the variable and numerous "tapas" bars and cafes, the promenading and the colourful streetlife of Spain's exotic cities. Learning Spanish can be the experience of a lifetime.
don Quijote is the largest private organisation providing Spanish courses in Spain. Whatever your motivation - professional, career, examinations, education in general or just for fun - don Quijote schools, located in the centre of Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife) and Salamanca, will have a course to suit you. Study programmes start regularly throughout the year for all levels from beginners to advanced.
