Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Why Learn Spanish In Chile

By Ammanda Sirruse


Students today make it a point to grab the opportunities that will allow them to maximize their career potential after they graduate from college. Smart move really, to think that more and more people are struggling with unemployment nowadays; and if there are opportunities that would increase your chances of getting hired for well paying jobs, then why not take them? Such opportunities come in the form of Spanish classes since it's a fact that job seekers who can proficiently converse in a foreign language, not just Spanish really, but it's one of the widely used foreign languages in businesses, has a better chance at landing cushy, well paying jobs than those who don't have this skill.

As such, there's no surprise why study abroad opportunities are very much in demand for college students all over the country. Many college students participating in these study abroad programs choose to enroll in Chile Spanish schools. There are quite a few reasons students choose to go with this option.

First of all, if a student prefers to stay in the US for example, to study Spanish, there's absolutely nothing wrong with doing so. After all, you do not need to spend money, time, effort and spend weeks getting homesick when you choose to stay in the US, or wherever you're from, to study Spanish. However, the chances you will learn quickly, and be able to converse in Spanish very well is not as great when you study in Spanish schools in Santiago, for example.

This is because you will be forced to speak in Spanish when you choose to study the language in a city or a country where hardly anyone speaks in English. There is after all, no other way for you to communicate with the locals and interact with the people you are apt to meet in the city.

Studying Spanish in your home country does not provide that much immersion into the language, the culture and the traditions and this does not help you reach your goal to be a proficient Spanish speaker since you're likely going to speak in the vernacular as soon as you step out of the classroom.

So if you do finally decide to learn Spanish in Vina del Mar, just be sure you're going to take the time to learn more about the schools you're interested in to get the most out of this opportunity of studying Spanish out of the country. Studying out of the country is an investment of your time, effort and your money; that much is a given - but you can also look at it as an investment you are making for your career and your future.




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