How important form 1 - 10 would you say spanish class is even worth???

Question

Not to say its a useless class or anything but how important is spanish class. will i ever even use it? I know a little spanish is good to know but seriouesly in america is it really that important. 1 out of 10

Answer 1

To have a second language is always an asset. If it comes down to a job or a university spot between a bilingual person and someone who's not, the bilingual person will always get it. Look at the requirements for all the top universities- 4 years of a foreign language are always on there.
So... I'd say an 8.

Answer 2

I hope I don't offend anyone, but here's my opinion:

Personally, I would say the importance level of a Spanish class is a "2". Here's why:

1.) Spanish is the unofficial language of this country and the Hispanic population is now the largest in the USA, and steadily growing, meaning that it is spoken frequently all over the country. Most likely, you will eventually pick it up somewhere along the line. Pick a language class that you REALLY have to study.

2.) While Spanish is a "popular" language, you have to ask yourself how it is going to help you in the business world. Think about it like this:

The two official languages of the UN: ENGLISH & FRENCH

TECHNOLOGY - JAPANESE

IMPORT/EXPORT - CHINA

POLITICS - ARABIC

My favorite language of all to study, however, is LATIN. While it is a "dead" language, if you study it, you have a basic grasp on 5 languages (aka the Romance languages--Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese & Romanian). I hope I helped you out some. Good Luck with whatever you decide to do!

Answer 3

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I would have to say that even though our laws state that you must be able to read and write the english language to be a citzen have gone by the wayside. And in today's global economy it is only going to advance your oppourtunities if you have the ability to speak mutiple languages. Wether it's spanish or japanese, chinese or german.
Consider you odds of landing a top managment position with a firm and the only requirement was spanish, now would it be worht the extra time in night school for 6 weeks or just be passed over for the next guy to take.
That's about how easy it is now days. The more latteral you are in thinking and learning the farther you will go.

Answer 4

It's a 12. Believe me. Globalization translates already (ask college graduates) into global job markets. That means, young people from every nation in the world are competing for the same white collar jobs. Problem with that for most American graduates is that all those rivals are multi-lingual. Kids everywhere else in the world know two or three or four languages fluently. Now, if you owned a company and had a hundred applicants for the same job and they all had the same scores on pre-employment tests, but, only one of them spoke only one language, who would YOU hire? I have friends in business in Hong Kong and they tell me that people in board rooms all over the world at laughing at American job applicants who come from a nation where bigots pushed for "English ONLY!" . . .and now their kids can't get top jobs in the international global economy because they speak "ONLY English"!

Answer 5

If you work with the public in an area with a lot of Spanish-speaking people, it's very helpful. I have seen some jobs advertised for bilingual employees. So I'd give it a ten.

Answer 6

8 There are construction company's where I live that are always looking for site managers who speak English and Spanish. There are more and more Hispanics working in construction.

Answer 7

i think it depends on where you live... i'm hispanic and basically all i hear is spanish everywhere. The students in my class that don't know spanish usually are left out of most conversations... or understand only half of it. .. i will have to give it an 8

Answer 8

Yes, it's very important nowadays.

For instance, if you're interviewing for a job, and another person has the same qualifications, except you're bilingual, it'll put you at an advantage.

Answer 9

yes its very important depending on where you are located .in the americas its one of the main languages .i would give it an 8 out of 10 on importance on this continent(americas)!!!! buenos dias sabes donde puedo comprar carne para asar,y algo de tomar??? donde esta el banio... my spelling sucks but oh well dont hold yourself back learn as much as possible

Answer 10

yo it's important it could help u out in the future and some jobs pay more for knowing a second langue or more