Why teach Spanish at Hampton primary school?
Spanish is one of the three most widely spoken languages in the world. It originated in Spain and it is now spoken by nearly 400 million people in 22 countries in four continents. Spanish ranks second after English in numbers of people who learn it as a second language throughout the world. It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Apart from flamenco, salsa or tango and pop latino singers and film stars, you will be familiar with the names of writers such as Cervantes, García Lorca, García Marquez, Isabel Allende or Jorge Luis Borges, the artists Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, the architect Gaudí and film makers such as Almodóvar. Spanish-speaking countries offer wide trade opportunities for Australia. Spain is a member of the European Union with very close ties to Latin America, and is the second fastest growing economy in the European Union. Trade between Spain and Australia has been steadily increasing in recent years. Many Latin American countries are members
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