1. Why choose Spanish as a second Language? Robert Sherman

2. A.Language Dispersement the 10 most spoken languages(1999) 1.Chinese (all) 1,343,755,000 2.Hindi 487,000,000 3.English 508,000,000 4.Spanish 417,000,000 5.Arabic 280,000,000 6.Russian 277,000,000 7.Bangali 211,000,000 8.Portugese 191,000,000 9.German 128,000,000 10.Japanese 126,000,000

3. B. Why choose Spanish 1. Alphabet sounds become words,Spanish follows a lot of its grammar and spelling rules 2. Many words are just a translation of our words 3. Geographically close, Immersion often leads to some comprehension

4. Alphabet follows rules If you know the alphabet, you can say any word that comes your way Specials CC=x LL=Y R-roll H=nothing Ch=ch, n with squiggly=y sound

6. Just a translation… Examples Computadora Dancar(verb) Carro Aeroliñas Nota Espiritu Especial Restaurar Sal Contradecir Medio Medico Employador Telefono

7. Being immersed in the language We live in a location of high Spanish concentration We are geographicly closer to latin countries Do you remember your 1st time in a pool? Thrown in, sink or swim We live in a location of high Spanish concentration Curtain areas are “Spanish deep end” How often are you speaking it? terminology

8. Spanish Alphabet=words + Shares words + Dialects - Verb conjugation - Speed and Accent - -