Learn Spanish in Spain and Mexico and take language courses at Spanish school
| Quick Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country: | Spain | Mexico |
| Capital: | Madrid | Mexico City |
| Area: | 504.645 km² | 1.972.550 km² |
| Population: | 46.661.950 | 109.960.000 |
| Form of government: | Constitutional monarchy | Presidential Federal Republic |
| Head of State: | King Juan Carlos I | President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa |
| Currency: | Euro | Mexican Peso |
| Oficial Language: | Spainish, Aranese, Basque, Catalan, Galician | Spanish and 62 indigen recognized languages |
Whatever your motivation -be it professional, career goals, examinations, your education in general or just plain fun- there is always a course that will fit you like a glove. Studying Spanish with don Quijote is more than learning the world's second most-used language. It also means having a wonderful experience and making friends from all over the world - all assets for life. If you would like to contact don Quijote language school, please request them a free brochure.
Besided Don Quijote, we work with two other schools in:
Why Learn Spanish in Spain and Mexico?
If you speak Spanish you can communicate with nearly 500 million people in the world! This means you will have a greater number of possibilities in the labour market. Should you only want to visit Spain, a basic level of Spanish will help you go far!
Spanish in Figures...
- At the end of the 19th century, 60 million people were Spanish speakers. Today, nearly 500 million people across the world speak Spanish!
- Spanish is the mother tongue of approximately 350 million people in 21 countries (Mexico: 95 million, Spain: 40 million, Argentina: 35 million, Colombia: 35 million, Venezuela: 25 million, Peru: 20 million...).
- Spanish is the second most used language in international communication.
Economic Indicators...
- The Hispanic population in the United States has grown by 60 per cent in just one decade. At present there are 35,5 million Hispanics, representing 12,5 per cent of the total population.
- Due to this increase there is a growing demand for the media to be in Spanish: radio, television, newspaper, magazines,...
- The Latin American countries are experiencing strong economic growth and they are becoming important commercial partners.
- The creation of MERCOSUR and many other free trade agreements between South American countries and North America (ALADI, the Andean Community, CACM, NAFTA, G3) which already exist in order to improve the economies of these countries, making them more efficient and competitive.
Source: Instituto Cervantes, Anuario Español en el Mundo 1999-2001.
Cultural Indicators ...
Latin Culture has made a great contribution to the world’s art and literature. You must surely listen and dance to Latin rhythms, watch films with Latin actors and enjoy the paintings of famous Latin artists...
- Dance: Salsa, Merengue, Flamenco, Tango, Rumba, Pasodoble, Sevillanas
- Music: Julio and Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer López
- Actors: Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, Andy García, Martin Sheen
- Painters: Picasso, Velázquez, Dalí, Botero
- Literature: Cervantes, García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, Isabel Allende
- Architecture: Gaudí, Aníbal González, César Manrique
- Sports: Sergio García, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Pau Gasol, Miguel Indurain
If after reading about the unique and interesting Latin culture, Mexico - or indeed Spain - does appeal to you, rest assured that it is all waiting for you just a cheap and short flight away. You can check out the various flights with an agencia de viajes to ensure you are getting the best deal and from here, begin to plan your language learning holiday!
