International Education News l The PIE News l Habla Español: what's next for the world's second language? According to El Instituto Cervantes, the organisation charged with the promotion of Spanish language and cultures, demand is highest in the United States- unsurprising considering the geography, immigration patterns and population growth in the country over the past three decades. The value goes beyond the football pitch and sunny holidays Research carried out for the Telefonica Foundation shows that bilateral trade increases some 290% when Spanish is the shared language of commerce– a figure hinting at the growth in buying power among Latin American countries and the commercial benefits the language allows foreign speakers. “If you are selling a product or a service in the US, and have trained representatives who speak Spanish, you are greatly expanding your customer base” Chris Hoyt, director of Seatle-based Langua Travel comfirms that employment and business opportunities are driving factors for US students to study Spanish.
Interest isn’t coming just from the US. Centro Adelante in St. Congreso_45_22.pdf. Pimsleur Method of Learning a Foreign Language. “Probably no aspect of learning a foreign language is more important than memory. Yet no aspect of language learning has been less well examined.” Dr. Paul Pimsleur The Pimsleur® Method is the foundation upon which every Pimsleur course is built. It’s a scientifically proven set of principles designed to take a learner directly to the heart of the language, eliminating noise, confusion, and information overload.
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If a student does not achieve mastery on the test, they are given additional support in learning and reviewing the information and then tested again. This cycle continues until the learner accomplishes mastery, and they may then move on to the next stage. Mastery learning methods suggest that the focus of instruction should be the time required for different students to learn the same material and achieve the same level of mastery. Definition[edit] Motivation[edit] Related terms[edit] History[edit] Around that same time, John B. Bridge2.2.pdf. Top 10 e-Learning Statistics for 2014 You Need To Know. The rise in e-Learning's popularity isn't showing any signs of slowing.
In fact, judging by the following Top 10 eLearning statistics for 2014 article and infographic, the future of the e-Learning Industry is brighter than ever. e-Learning has revolutionized the educational sector, and has changed the way we look at knowledge and skill acquisition altogether. Thanks to modern educational technology, e-Learning tools and techniques just keep getting bigger and better. Today, they are providing learners with a more impressive, and more effective, educational experience. *Update: Check out the The Top eLearning Statistics and Facts For 2015 You Need To Know! Most importantly, the rise in e-Learning's popularity isn't showing any signs of slowing.
In 2011, it was estimated that about $35.6 billion was spent on self-paced eLearning across the globe. Want to know more about designing and implementing awesome e-Learning courses? In addition, click How to Become an eLearning Professional. Languages-for-the-future-report-v3. Demand for Spanish instruction escalating, higher ed still facing challenges. Spain has long been a popular travel and study abroad destination. Of all the participating countries in Europe, Spain receives the largest number of students from the popular Erasmus programme, and in total, the country hosts more than 2% of all international students.
Even amid the current economic turmoil and challenges in the higher education sector, Spain has proved to be resilient as a study destination, thanks in large part to the strength of its language sector. Demand for Spanish language escalating Spain’s language sector is a bright spot in the educational system. It was recently cited by Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel García-Margallo as an invaluable asset, particularly in building ties with Asia, where interest in Spanish is mounting, according to a 2012 study by the Spanish research firm Instituto Cervantes. Data from the Institute suggests, for example, that about 25,000 Chinese undergraduates studied Spanish in China in 2012, up from a mere 1,500 twelve years ago. Infográfico: Los idiomas más hablados del mundo. El-espa%C3%B1ol-lengua-viva-2014.pdf. El español en el mundo. Anuario del Instituto Cervantes 2012. El español: una lengua viva. Informe 2012. El Instituto Cervantes. El español y sus hablantes en cifras.
Instituto Cervantes Más de 495 millones de personas hablan español. El español es la segunda lengua del mundo por número de hablantes y el segundo idioma de comunicación internacional. Por razones demográficas, el porcentaje de población mundial que habla español como lengua nativa está aumentando, mientras la proporción de hablantes de chino e inglés desciende. En 2030, el 7,5% de la población mundial será hispanohablante (un total de 535 millones de personas), porcentaje que destaca por encima del ruso (2,2%), del francés (1,4%) y del alemán (1,2%). Para entonces, solo el chino superará al español como grupo de hablantes de dominio nativo. Dentro de tres o cuatro generaciones, el 10% de la población mundial se entenderá en español. En 2050, Estados Unidos será el primer país hispanohablante del mundo. 1.1 Millones de hablantes por lenguas En el mundo se hablan unas 7.000 lenguas, pero la mayor parte de las personas se comunican en un número reducido de ellas.
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