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Benefits of Learning Spanish

• Expands intellect

• Teaches responsible citizenship

• Develops enhanced feelings of self-esteem and pride in having acquired an additional language

• Strengthens English literacy skills

• Encourages the joy of lifelong learning

• Promotes exploration, understanding and appreciation of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world and contributes to multilingualism and multiculturalism

• Allows students to compete internationally

• Provides students with more choices for advanced education and career options

• Broadens students’ cultural life through access to literature, art, music, and theater in another language

3 Real Benefits of Learning a Second Language

1. Bilingualism is Highly Valued on the Job Market

With less than 20% of Americans speaking another language, being bilingual gives you an advantage on the job market. Knowing another language makes your resume stand out in a huge pool of job applicants. National and multinational organizations of all types have a need for multilingual professionals and being one of them makes you a more versatile and highly valued employee.

2. Bilingual People Have a Better Memory

Studies show that when given memory tasks, bilingual people score higher than people who are monolingual. Other studies show that people who speak more than one language are also better at remembering names, items on a shopping list, and directions — very practical applications of a strong multilingual brain indeed!

3. Being Bilingual Opens Up Interesting Cultural and Social Opportunities

Speaking another language presents you with the opportunity to make friends with people who share that language and background, and even partake in their love of certain music, movies, and books in that language.