WHY STUDY SPANISH

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WHY STUDY SPANISH?
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A World Language

• There are about 400 million Spanish speakers in
  the world making Spanish the fourth most-spoken
  language after Mandarin (1 billion), English (500
  million) and Hindustani (497 million)
• Spanish is the second world language for
  international communication (after English) as it
  is the official language of 21 countries

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A Language for Work

• With a knowledge of Spanish you will be able to
  work in Spain or any one of the other
  Spanish-speaking countries
• Or you will be able to get a job with a company
  that does business with Spain or any of the
  Spanish-speaking countries

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An Attractive Language

• Spanish is easy to pronounce with just five vowel
  sounds
• Spanish is easy to read
• The basic points of grammar are quite simple
• You will make rapid progress

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A LANGUAGE FOR HOLIDAYS

• About 30 of foreign visitors in Spain come from
  Britain (more than 13 million British tourists
  visit Spain every year)
• Spanish is spoken by over 15 of the US
  population especially in California, Florida, New
  York and Chicago

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A Language for education

• You will learn about the cultures of Spain and
  Latin America
• A large percentage of University Departments in
  Britain offer Spanish and you can spend a year in
  Spain or Latin America as part of the degree
  course

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A Language for You

• The Spanish Department at Bassaleg has achieved
  excellent results both at GCSE and A Level
  pupils regularly obtain value-added grades
• You will be able to take part in a school visit
  to Spain

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We visit a school in Spain
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We talk with the pupils
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We make new friends
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GCSE Spanish results 2005

• 100 A-B
• 97 A
• 38 A

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A Level Spanish Results 2005

• 100 A-C
• 81 B
• 55 A

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