About
Discover Spanish was written by a team of language experts many of whom are former employees of The Foreign Language Division of The Learning Company (makers of award-winning educational software programs like Where in the World is Carmen Santiago, The Oregon Trail and Learn to Speak Spanish. Discover Spanish teaches Latin American Spanish and is geared towards language learners of all ages.
What inspired us to create a fun and friendly program like Discover Spanish was the recognition that the key to learning a new language is to practice a little bit every day. The program is designed to attract beginning students and bring them back for more instruction in a friendly, stress-free environment. The lessons are short and concise and feature native speakers.
Why Spanish?
Of the different langua
ges, Spanish is the language that most Americans want to learn.
- The Hispanic population in the United States has grown by 60 per cent in just one decade. Today, there are nearly 40 million Hispanics in the United States, representing 12.5 per cent of the total population.
- Spanish is the most popular foreign language taught in schools in the U.S. There were more than 12 million students studying Spanish in 2007.
- Spanish is the mother tongue of approximately 350 million people in 21 countries (Mexico: 95 million, Spain: 40 million, Argentina: 35 million, Colombia: 35 million, Venezuela: 25 million, Peru: 20 million).
- Spanish is the second most used language in international communication.