Myself and my other half would like to go to spain and learn spanish. We would also like to do a TEFL certificate.
Our plan is to live in spain for a couple of years teaching english or any other job that we can do, become fluent in the language, and then pursue our chosen careers in span.
Does anybody have any ideas on where we should go to do this, and what work is available to somebody who is not fluent in spanish?

i'm a native english speaker and i know a little spanish. i've been learning spanish since year 7 (just finished year 11) and i'm finding it hard to really get good. i know it takes time but apart from the 5 people in my class i don't know anyone who can talk with me and help out of class. it's not like i can just jump on a plane and go to spain so i'm looking for ways to assist my class work here.

another question, what's a good language to learn by myself? i love languages and i'm just looking for another one not to become fluent in but i just like studying them. i did a bit of mandarin in primary school, probably not looking for an asian language or one similar to spanish like french. so what would be a good useful to learn? i'm planning to travel around europe in my gap year so maybe one i could use a bit of over there? i don't know. any suggestions would be awesome!

Does anyone have a good idea on where i should study spanish once i graduate highschool? I was thinking either Chile Spain or Costa rica. But just give me an idea and an explanation on why

I wanted to go to Mexico becaue it is cheaper than other programs but I heard that they hate black people down there. I dont want be stuck somewhere for 6 months and have the worst time of my life. I heard similar things about spain, colombia, and almost every other spanish speaking nation.
So which nation would be the best for me to go to w/o being treated like crap?

I am debating whether to learn Arabic or Spanish as a third language. I am wondering if I was to learn Spanish, the dialect taught in American schools, would I be able to understand the Spanish spoken in Spain, Mexico, Uruguay, and so on? I know there are differences in the language between countries but would it be too difficult for a non-native speaker to understand?

Hello, I am from Spain. I can speak English pretty well, because I've been living there for a year.
I love America, so I am thinking about study to be a Spanish teacher in a High School in America, do I have future? Or there are a lots of them?
I do not care about the money, but how much would I get?

ive been doing french for like 6 years in school.. but ive recently dropped it, ive always wanted to learn spanish.. is it easy to do it, online or buy tapes that teach you. have any of you done it? and how easy is it.. id just love to learn it always have i go to spain alot, im 16 btw xx

If someone could refer me to a legitimate, reputable language school or course given in locations where Spanish is the main language, it would be much appreciate. I would also like to know, from those who have taken such courses, which location they recommend (ex. Spain, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, etc.).

Thank you!
Cupcake - thank you for your answer. However, when I try the website, all I see are characters in another language and no information on Spanish courses.

that you can listen to outside of spain? maybe one where you also can download pod casts to you mp3? thanks!

im from spain if you want you can talk with me by messenger or email and so we can learn languages together, i´d better my english and you´d better your spanish, this is my email: ifyouwanttobesomebody@hotmail.com

im from spain if you want you can talk with me by messenger or email and so we can learn languages together, i´d better my english and you´d better your spanish, this is my email: ifyouwanttobesomebody@hotmail.com

I've studied at several and they all suck...Ecuador, Argentina, Costa Rica, Spain, Guatemala.

I want a Spanish school where the teachers aren't only locals, but actually educated with M.A's in education or Spanish language and teachers who acutally have teaching skills and don't only follow a book.

Please, nothing in Mexico (not interested in that accent).

Personally, I think the school should just sent us all to Spain for a month. Wouldn't that save them time and money? I study alot and try my hardest, but I can never seem to remeber the words well. Do those learn Spanish tapes work well?
I have been taking Spanish for 3.5 years now. I can somewhat speak it, but not as much as I'd like to.

I've read some of the answers about latin people and spanish language in the usa and I wouldn't have imagined how some people there are so racist. The USA is an empire, like it or not, and you want everyone and everything to revolve around you. Why would you learn Spanish, French or German since in Spain, France or Germany you will speak English and natives will answer you in English. Of course, in the USA you must speak English and English is widely spoken everywhere
but, what's wrong with learn another different language and use it? Learning another language helps you to understand another cultures and be more open-minded. Don't expect immigrant to learn English immediately and forget their own roots. Nobody is forcing you to speak Spanish but you should know that speak the second language spoken in the USA could help you a lot. Do you want English to be the language of mankind? The world has learned English; although the truth is that in 2050 the USA will be the most Spanish-speaking country in the world.

PD: know that many us americans are open-minded and tolerant
Do not bother to write offensive and racist comments
To Whitney:
Please, express yourself I didn't mean that. It's just I don't wanna people to write offensive comments against latins or immigrants.
sorry!! please tell me what you think about this issue, I'm really interested in this
To mysterious maddness:
Don't be mad for that because in all of countries of the world is the same. You need English of course, but if you know another language much better. In Europe most people is bilingual, so it's almost obligatory to speak English and we aren't mad for that
To Bret:
I think you misunderstood me. I totally agree with you- latins must speak English and I don't think that everybody in USA should speak Spanish. I don't know what happens in Quebec but in Europe, American and English people always speak in English and if someone tell them something in the native language of the country, they get angry; believe me, it's that, I'm not wrong, English-speaking countries want the world to communicate in English
To safety pin:
Worldwide nowadays the term Latin refers to the inhabitants of Latin Europe, which draws from the culture left there by the Roman Empire, thus including the use of a Romance language, and Roman Catholicism. The term "Latin" may refer to the inhabitants of Latin America, which was colonized by different Latin European countries. Much of the population of Latin America are descendants of "Latin" peoples of Europe, and are either of pure or mixed ancestry

I have been selected, along with 20 others at my university, to study Spanish abroad for a semester. I can choose to visit one of the following (excluding Spain which is the obvious choice):

1) Argentina (where my husband is from but I've all ready been there)

2) Dominican Republic

3) Ecuador

4) Peru

5) Portugal (for portuguese)

6) Brazil (portuguese)

7) Costa Rica

Which would you choose, and why?
lmao at the b.i.t.c.h who pointed out I have a big forehead. Thanks for pointing out the obvious! At least I have a real pic. Keep hiding behind your avatar kiddo (and remember to avoid violations stay relevant to the question). -Mrs. Forehead

I'm learning Spanish.
I want to get better at speaking in an academic manner.
I think the best way would be to listen to debates, discourses, lectures, book interviews, etc.

So essentially I'd like to know which radio stations (preferably not Latin American, as my boyfriend is from Spain) broadcast via their websites. I'm not really interested in news stations, because they hardly ever expand on thoughts or stop to analyse anything closely.

I'd prefer something like BookTV or NPR, anything like that.

Thanks

there is about million english people in spain and they dont speak spanish should they learn? or they should be deported?
x_Nikkyy... not me amigo just "mio amigo"

iam confused, which langugage to pick, chinese(mandarin) or spqnish.
chinense is the next business superpower, but it is spoken only in china n some other countries, while spanish is spoken in mose of latin america n spain,

how long it takes to learn spanish and chinese,
is there any benefits u know of learning chinese or spanish

The spanish do not want to forget their language and it is estimated that by 2050 will be required to speak Spanish because there will be 130 million Hispanics who do not know how to speak English and 20 who are billingue We have reached a point where we need to speak Spanish

experts say that in 2050 spanish going to be the first language of USA and from america

What do you think about this? We should speak Spanish? Historically, texas, florida, colorado, new mexico, california, and arizona was from spain and spoke Spanish,
But now? We must upgrade and learn Spanish or continue with our language?

I was thinking Honduras? That's a bad idea I'm thinking. I don't want to go to spain though because I don't want to learn spanish with the TH noise if you know what I mean.

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, England, USA.

I'd like to know which countries speak Spanish as their dominant language. Thank you!

Can you please translate this for me? Can you use the more "formal" version, like vosotros? Preferably with the corrrect accents and spelling to get the best answer points! Thanks!

I lost my bag during the performance of "Cut Copy" on Saturday around
12:30am - it was a blue bag by "Jack Spade" that I was wearing on my
shoulder. I either put it down or someone took it off my shoulder.

Inside it was a minidisk recorder, microphone, headphones, Canon Camera.

I am a Radio Reporter so I NEED the MINIDISK and Camera CARD more than
anything else since it has very important interviews on it that I did
with the bands... and without the disk I have lost all the interviews.
IF you stole the bag you can keep everything else... I just want the
disk.

If you FOUND the bag and will return all the contents, I will give you
a big reward, probably worth more than what you would receive by
selling the equipment in Spain. Please email me at
email@email.com
Thanks

Hi, I would like to learn a bit of Spanish and to have a good base before I travel to Spain. I'd like some sort of interactive cd or dvd or something? Any recommendations?

My husband would like to study spanish in Spain but does not know which college and which town to choose. We would like to move to Spain from the US in about a year with our two little children. We are looking for an affordable place to live and also a college that is affiliated with the University of Michigan if there's one. Please help.

I recently changed my major to Spanish and my teacher said that if I studied abroad for a semester it was greatly improve my understanding of the language. However, I don't know where to study abroad. What's most important is that I go somewhere where my language can improve the most. Any suggestions?
Is there any other places besides Spain?

Hey Guys,

I have to goto Spain for the summer and I need some help learning how to speak spanish!! I leave in about 60days Im thinking thats a good enough time period for me to pick up the basics. Please only send me resources that allow me to learn how to speak spanish online!

I know visiting spain, then having a person teach you are the best but for a software which is best. Tell me more spanish, rocket spanish, fluenz spanish...other thank you

I am from Spain and my High school does not offer Ap Spanish Literature , so I have decided to take it on my own. Problem is I have gone on craigslist for tutors asked many Spanish teachers around and gone on the internet to find books. Still I find nothing which I can use to prepare. The only thing I found was the college board course description , does any one know what I should do to get a 5 on the exam , or lead me to good materials for study ?

I really am having a hard time deciding where I'd like to spend a some time studying spanish and studying nursing, I prefer not to have spain since there are different tenses you don't normally learn in school. I've been to Antigua, Guatemala and loved it and also Puerto Rico and spent some time in Miami. any people who've had first hand experiences would be much appreciated! thanks