Introduction:

Spanish is one of the most demanded and highly sought after and taught languages in the world.

Spanish is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is a part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages of the Indo-European language family, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century.

The first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent city of the Kingdom of Castile, in the 13th century.

The oldest Latin texts with traces of Spanish come from mid-northern Iberia in the 9th century. Modern Spanish was then taken to the viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire beginning in 1492, most notably to the Americas, as well as territories in Africa and the Philippines.

Today, it is a global language with nearly 500 million native speakers, mainly in Spain and the Americas.

Why is, but, Spanish so important and highly sought after?

It is because of the following reasons!

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

This language is taught by innumerable language training institutes throughout the world. It is also offered by many reputed universities the world over.

The fees differ from region to region, nation to nation, state to state, and institute to institute. Why do you think the fees charged by different organizations might be different?

Some of the factors could be as below:

• Charges incurred on the physical set-up of classrooms or overall infrastructure for providing training to students,
• The costs incurred by training institutes on the traveling or commute of the training staff for in-person (face – to – face) teaching method,
• The brand value or reputation of an institute or organization or university,
• If a course in the Spanish language is being offered as a part of a group of subjects, the choice of students regarding other subjects being offered in the group,
• Preference of students to either offline or online training mode,
• Number of levels or modules covered in a course,
• Teaching methods,
• Proof of qualification of Spanish language trainers in the form of certificates as per the CEFR guidelines,
• The efficiency and knack of trainers in handling slow learners, etc.

Let us take a look at a few excellent and trustworthy language training institutes that offer courses in Spanish.

• Multibhashi

Multibhashi is an ed-tech platform that facilitates online learning in an effective and innovative manner through the medium of audio-visual training sessions and app-based learning.

Multibhashi trains young minds, whether 4 yr olds or 60+ yr olds, with the same zeal and curated approaches. Whether one wishes to learn in a group or demand complete attention from the instructor, they have both the options to suit one’s learning needs. With their audio-visual online learning sessions, one can have a real-time interaction with the trainer, ask questions, get the doubts cleared, and practice the lessons taught.

The fees that they charge for learning Spanish start merely from Rs. 4299 INR.

All their trainers are CEFR Level B2 and above.

• Busuu

Busuu is a language learning platform on the web, iOS, and Android that allows users to interact with native speakers. There are 12 language courses currently offered.

Inhispania

Fees range between 575,00€ and 900,00€, depending upon the levels and modules.

• Cambridge Institute India

They offer writing, reading, and speaking courses in 6 different foreign languages.

One needs to select a language training institute wisely, taking a number of factors into consideration rather than just looking at the prices of the products (the fees that they charge for various courses).

Today, if one takes into account the monetary factor, an online Spanish learning course seems to be the best option, since one would not have to spend any additional amount and even time on the commute for taking the course.

The same amount which shall be saved can be utilized for learning a greater number of foreign languages, or a greater number of modules or levels in Spanish.

Online Spanish classes can be taken from any part of the world irrespective of the base location of the institute. Students and instructors can connect with each other via audio-visual learning sessions, which are as effective as physical classroom training.

So, if you are planning to enroll for learning Spanish online, I recommend a course as well as an ed-tech platform that would be cost-effective as well as reliable, and also which is trusted and chosen by many!