Overview
- Spanish is the second most widely spoken first language in the world with approximately 437 million native speakers
- Spanish is the official language of 9 of the 13 countries which make up South America, including Argentina, Chile, Columbia and Peru
- Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations
- Spanish is the third most used language in the media
Course Information
Experienced tutors and learning support mentors
Location
Time
- Evening 6pm-7:30pm
- Saturday morning 10am-11:30am
- Two classes a week
- 90 minutes
With maximum class sizes of 16 students, you will be able to gain confidence in a new language in a fun and relaxed environment where teaching can be tailored to meet your individual needs and interests.
Each language course runs for 30 weeks and costs (tbc) for the full course. The profits from this social business will be used to cross subsidize our other basic and essential skills courses targeted for people on low incomes. For more information on our basic and essential skills courses and how your fees can support our learners, please visit us here
Individuals who speak languages other than English, who speak patois as well as standard
English, find it a necessary aspect of self-affirmation not to feel compelled to chose one voice
over another, not to claim one as more authentic but rather to construct social realities that
celebrate, acknowledge and affirm differences, variety. – bell hooks, ‘thinking feminist,
thinking back.’
London is one of the most diverse cities on Earth formed of multilingual communities speaking over
200 languages. Learning an additional language will support your community networks and widen
your social life with both practical communication and an increased cultural understanding
Learning an additional language is a great CV boost for many career paths including social and care work, the tourism sector and international business, journalism and politics.
● Multilinguals show greater creative and cognitive abilities than monolinguals.
● Multilingualism is related to the reduction and delay of the onset of dementia.
● Multilinguals are better at multitasking.
● Multilinguals and those who learn another language are better and faster at learning new
things.
● Foreign language learners and multilingual are more tolerant and accepting of difference
and ambiguity thus making integration less of a challenge.
● Multilinguals have more foreign friends and participate more in cultural activities.
