Learning Spanish is one of Top Language Choices in England
The Spanish language is set to overtake the German language as the second most commonly taught language after French in the state secondary schools in England. It reflects a change that has already taken place in private schools. Learning Spanish has become a trend among teenagers since it has its various benefits in the future.
Three years ago only half of the two thousand surveyed state schools in the country offered learning Spanish programs and recently it has risen to 75 per cent. The changes in cultural attitudes and the global balance of economic power may have influenced the shift in the trend of language learning. There is also a possibility that teenagers view learning Spanish to be easier than learning German.
The National Center for Languages or CILT which holds an annual survey in England has found that the substantial decline in language learning in school has halted in recent years even though there is little sign that language learning numbers are rising again. Thousands of students have dropped language learning classes in favor of subjects which they find easier such as drama and media studies since the government made a controversial move that the classes will be optional.
Language learning in the country is quite different between state schools and privately-run ones. Eighty-eight percent of the language schools in England offer compulsory language learning at GCSE level.
Learning Spanish becomes one of the top learned foreign languages in the country since it is in great demand for those who are interested in the language and the Spanish culture. Spanish is one of the major languages in the world with more than three hundred million native speakers. It is an official language in twenty countries, the United Nations, the European Union, the Latin Union, and the Organization of American States.
Learning Spanish is one of the top choices of secondary students in England because they see that the language could come in handy in their future for higher education, career, business, and leisure purposes. Choose to learn Spanish like these young students and be among those who can benefit from the language!
