Did you know that Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world? It’s true. There are over 534 million people speaking Spanish! Spanish is truly a beautiful language and one that will bring a smile to others who hear it.
The Spanish language is bright, happy and even melodic!
Spanish is the official language or national language in Spain, Equatorial Guinea and 19 countries in the Americas (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Uruguay and Venezuela.
If you’ve always wanted to learn a second language, now is the time and Spanish could be the right language for you.
- Maybe you have dreams to travel to South America, Spain or another other Spanish speaking country.
- Or perhaps you want your children to be exposed to a second language and culture.
- You might want to learn a second language for your own mental well-being or just for fun.
- Maybe you already know Spanish and want to refresh or improve your skills.
The best news is that learning a new language can do so much for your mental health and wellbeing. It has the ability to boost brain power, improve your memory and can even enhance the ability to multi-task.
Additionally, multilingual students generally have a higher level of cognitive skills that improve the results on standardised exams in math, reading comprehension, vocabulary and problem-solving, compared to the scores of monolingual students.
Australia is now my home and has been for 16 years. My husband and I have 3 gorgeous children and they have learnt both English and Spanish since birth, so they are bilingual.
