Learning Spanish

Why do you think Spanish has but acquired such demand and importance?

It is because of the following reasons and many more reasons:

• Spanish is the world’s second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese.
• It is also the third most used language on internet websites after English and Russian.
• Spanish is the world’s fourth-most spoken language overall only after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindi.
• Alongside English and French, Spanish is also one of the most taught foreign languages throughout the world.
• Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
• It is also an official language used by the European Union, the Organization of American States, the Union of South American Nations, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the African Union, and many other international organizations.

There are a number of direct career options that become available for one upon learning Spanish. They are becoming a:

• Translator
• Interpreter
• News reader
• Advertiser for a product or service
• Proofreader
• Spanish language instructor, etc.

Some areas of career, or we can say, some professions require highly skilled candidates or the workforce with expertise in the concerned subject and additional qualification in the form of proficiency in Spanish language. These can be called (indirect) career opportunities. Individuals who have this kind of qualification for meeting the requirements of these functioning areas are considered preferred candidates for various positions. Some of these positions are as follows:

• Writer / editor
• News reporter / broadcast journalist
• Officer for international trade
• Foreign diplomat of a country, to other nations
• A company’s foreign delegate
• International business strategist
• Officer in the foreign affairs ministry
• Officer for joint military operations, etc.

 If you are seriously thinking about how to make it big in one or some of the areas mentioned above, I have a clear suggestion for you!

Go for systematic, complete training in the Spanish language. Thorough knowledge of a foreign language can get you closer to your dream job or career.

From a Spanish language expert or a professional Spanish language instructor! Right? 

The answer is quite simple, isn’t it?

Is it, however, possible to learn Spanish in absence of a tutor who you can come in personal contact with, or whom you can meet in person for either one – to – one training or classroom group learning?

It is definitely possible!

Self – learning by using the below resources is one option:

• Dictionary (another known language to Spanish) for beginners
• For advanced Spanish learning (spanish – to – Spanish) dictionary for developing vocabulary
• Books for Spanish learning
• Spanish story books, novels
• Spanish newspapers / magazines
• Articles / blogs
• Podcasts or educational videos
• Spanish news channels,
• Spanish shows with subtitles, etc.

However, these self learning methods consume a lot of time and energy of a reader or learner who tries to understand things from his or her own perspectives without anyone to guide him or her regarding the correctness of his or her views. The guesswork that a learner does here does not do much good to him or her, and guarantees no perfection or fluency in Spanish language skills.

Then, the best resource to learn Spanish in absence of a local tutor is an excellent online Spanish learning course.