Internet usage by language December 2013 Footnote 1 Internet users in millions and percentage of world total Country Internet users by language (millions) Internet users % of world total English 800.6 28.6 % Chinese 649.4 23.2 % Spanish 222.4 7.9 % Arabic 135.6 4.8 % Portuguese 121.8 4.3% Japanese 109.6 3.9 % Russian 87.5 3.1 % […]
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Memorandums of understanding with Latin America – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
Memorandums of understanding (MoU) in education and training are developed to formalise relationships between the Australian Department of Education (DoE) and education ministries in foreign countries. Areas of cooperation include: staff exchanges development of institutional links co-operation in research and development recognition of qualifications and credit transfer exchange of information on education policy, systems, curriculum development, […]
World Spanish speaking countries
Please click on the image for a larger version World Spanish speaking countries This map of Spanish Speaking Countries is called Mapamundi in Spanish Países donde el español es la lengua oficial o co-oficial Countries where Spanish is the official language or co-official Zonas donde el español es hablado por una parte de la población […]
Australian-Hispanic economic relations: Argentina – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
Australia and Argentina have a mutually beneficial relationship based on many shared interests. They are both large Southern Hemisphere nations with relatively small populations and strong resource bases. Australia and Argentina agreed in principle to exchange diplomatic missions in December 1959, with Argentina opening its first embassy in Sydney in 1962 (moving to Canberra in 1963) […]
How learning languages changes brain anatomy – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
Being bilingual produces changes in the brain’s anatomy, scientists said in a finding that could explain why children are so much better than adults at mastering a second language. They found that people who speak two languages have more grey matter in the language region of the brain. The earlier they learned the language, the […]
Demand for Spanish in Europe – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
The 2012 edition of the European Commission document Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe1 contains a statistical snapshot and an analysis of the situation of foreign languages teaching in the continent referred mainly to the academic year 2011-2012. The report provides a complete picture of the language teaching systems in place in […]
Some Australian Companies with Operations in Latin America – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
From two dozen in 1999, there are now over 260 Australian companies in Latin America, including 51 ASX200 companies. Most began in Chile, before expanding to Brazil and Peru. Australian Companies Operating in Latin America – 2014 Footnote 1 Some Australian companies operating in Latin America Admiralty Resources AGL Chile Andean Resources Ashburton Minerals Ausenco […]
Welcome to the new 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish website! – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
Prepared by Professor Alfredo Martínez-Expósito, The University of Melbourne and Ana López, Honorary Consul of Spain in collaboration with the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain this website offers up to date facts and figures to promote a better understanding of the Spanish language in Australian schools. There are many sections to explore, including the […]
Australian universities forging links with Latin America – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
“It is time to widen the focus of international education in Australia. The Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee (AVCC) has recognised this and, in its 2004 policy paper Achieving the vision for Australia’s universities, set the target for 20% of Australian students to include international study as part of their degrees by 2020,” according to AVCC’s president Professor […]
Hispanic culture – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
Spanish is the language of the Hispanic civilization, one of the greatest cultural groups in the world. Originating in northern Spain after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Spanish or Castilian language rapidly spread through the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Spanish imperial expansion in the 16th and 17th centuries caused the Spanish […]
Demand for Spanish – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
According to a study made public in August 2005 by Berlitz – one of the largest global language schools, with 450 centres in 50 countries – Spanish is the third most demanded language worldwide. The study makes these points about Spanish: The country with the highest demand for Spanish classes is the United States The […]
Student demand in Australia – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
Spanish is an important community language in Australia. With 117,498 speakers according to the 2011 census (compared to 90,477 in 1991), Spanish is the 7th most commonly used language in Australia after English.1 The presence of Spanish in Australian schools and universities has grown exponentially in the last decade, due in large part to students’ demand. Spanish […]
Australian-Hispanic economic relations: Uruguay – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
Uruguay’s economy is characterised by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce and high levels of social spending, as well as a developed industrial sector. In recent years Uruguay has shifted most of its effort into developing the commercial use of IT technologies and has become the leading exporter of software in Latin America. Uruguayan and […]
World Heritage sites in the Hispanic World – 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish
Here is a list of some of the properties inscribed on the World Heritage register in a selection of Hispanic countries: Mexico Spain Argentina Date of ratification of the Convention: Wednesday, August 23, 1978 Cultural Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas (1999) The Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas, contains an exceptional assemblage of cave art, executed between […]