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Why shouldYOU learn

Spanish?

34.5 MillionAmericans speak

Spanishhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/acs-12.pdf

Because

http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/data/language_map.html

1 dot = 100 Spanish Speakers in U.S.A

http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/data/language_map.html

By 2050, the USA will bethe Largest Spanish

Speaking Country

http://familyroutes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/students.jpg

It’s the 2nd most spoken language in the world.

http://robntweber.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/this-is-my-fathers-world/

Also… it’s theofficial language of

22 Countries

http://tiempoparaespanol.wikispaces.com/Spanish-Speaking+Countrieshttp://gccspanish.wikispaces.com/El+mundo+hispano

By learning Spanishyou will gain a cultural

appreciation for…

Spanish Dance

New York Public Library's photostream

andSpanish Music

http://images.cdn.fotopedia.com/anboto-r-9vxqKDvDA-original.jpgCreative Commons Photo by Mirari Erdoiza

andSpanish Food

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2010/07/spanish-food-paella-590.jpg

andSpanish History

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Christopher_Columbus.PNG

There are

266 Million native Spanish speakers

http://blog.lpiabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/salamanca-spanish-people-4bmp.bmp

Spanish speakers are in high demand for

businesses

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2787/4315218578_f111fc2e14_o.jpg

The Spanish language isall around us…

There are more than…

250 Spanish TV Shows

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4030/4523395128_fdeb406b53_o.jpg

More than…16,000 Spanish

Publications

http://www.pictolang.com/flashcards.php?langID=7&catID=20&subCatID=60

More than…

5000 Spanish Radio Stations

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/05/14/blast-from-the-past-radio/

And learning Spanish can be fun when you integrate technology using Games

http://www.quia.com/rr/213862.html

Or with Drill and Practice

• http://www.spanishdict.com/flashcards/show/15• http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Vocabulary-Fl

ashCards.asp?Mini=ani&Title=Animals

Online Tutorials

http://livemocha.com/

Simulations

http://www.rosettastone.com/

And by Problem SolvingSoftwares

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/parents/reviewcorner/software/smartstartspandlx.html

Now you can learn Spanish with Online Support

http://www.123teachme.com/

Kids are already learning

EVERY day with Dora!

• http://WWW.NICKJR.COM/kids-videos/kids-dora-the-explorer-videos.html

So…Why Learn Spanish?

This video says it all…

Links

• http://www.quia.com/rr/213862.html• http://www.spanishdict.com/flashcards/show

/15• http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Vocabula

ry-FlashCards.asp?Mini=ani&Title=Animals

• http://WWW.NICKJR.COM/kids-videos/kids-dora-the-explorer-videos.html

• http://www.123teachme.com/

Works Cited

• http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/data/language_map.html

• http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/acs-12.pdf

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/04/reasons-learn-spanish_n_2070094.html#slide=1715674

• http://familyroutes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/students.jpg

• http://www.spanishintheworld.com/about/why-spanish.html

• http://tiempoparaespanol.wikispaces.com/Spanish-Speaking+Countries

• http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2787/4315218578_f111fc2e14_o.jpg

• http://gccspanish.wikispaces.com/El+mundo+hispano (Spanish Speaking Map)

• New York Public Library's photostream

• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Christopher_Columbus.PNG

• http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-spanish?cid=se-gg-shop&gclid=CPjqjYrS9LkCFRGi4AodBTUAKA