Spanish is spoken as a first language in 21 countries and with more than 400 million native speakers worldwide, it is the second most spoken language after Mandarin Chinese.
Whether you want to brush up on the skills you learned at school, are heading to a Spanish-speaking country for a vacation, planning to backpack around South America, or simply seek to understand the lyrics of “Despacito”, learning our language will benefit you!
By learning Spanish, you’ll be able to experience a world that contains rich and diverse cultural heritages, reflected through music, dance, art and, of course, renowned gastronomies, and so much more. We invite you to join this big fiesta and see the world as you know it transform before your very eyes.
Additional information:
Spanish has been deemed to be one of the easiest languages to learn. You’ll find many cognates, which are words that share the same root, are spelt similarly or have a similar meaning to English words. In fact, about 90% of Spanish cognates have the same meaning in English, which means you’ll more likely to recognise and remember many Spanish words without ever having learned them (find out for yourself: “delicioso”, “correcto”, “investigación”, “famoso”)! With that being said, there is still an element of challenge – an enjoyable one – that will keep you hooked into your language-learning journey and help you find a new way of expressing yourself. You’ll soon discover that Spanish is the real language of love.
Am I eligible to study Spanish?
Spanish is available as an a credit-bearing module (optional or compulsory) and as part of our Free Language Course scheme.