Intrest In Spanish

The best motivation is perhaps necessity. South Americans, faced with powerful conquerors probably needed no lessons. It was a case of learn or suffer the consequences. However, when a language is learned under such circumstances the chances are that accent and grammar may be limited, and errors embedded permanently in the user's performance. Now, vocabulary audio can be used to learn a new language.

Interest is essential for all learning, and particularly for language learning. Without interest everything seems irrelevant and is forgotten almost as soon as it is learned. In countries where children are required to learn a foreign language they may spend twelve years attending lessons and still be utterly incompetent at the end of their school years. Conversely, if one has an interest in the language for personal or emotional reasons facility can be quickly acquired.

Interest is an intellectual characteristic but attitude has more to do with emotions. A person who hates the very notion of bull fighting may associate this with Spanish. Even though he might be interested in many aspects of the language this negative attitude might well create difficulties.

Spanish is the third most used language in the world after Mandarin and English. It is the official language in many South American countries and is widely spoken in the USA and Canada. Until quite recently it was an official language in the Philippines but has lost some ground there. A person who knows Spanish is in a position to communicate with a large section of the world's population.

When Romans invaded the area now known as Spain around 19BC they introduced Latin to people who spoke a version of a Celtic language. Pure Latin mixed with the indigenous language to become what was known as 'vulgar Latin'. This was pushed aside when the Moors invaded in around 800 AD but reintroduced as Christians repulsed the Moors. Many Arabic words remain in Spanish, especially in the southern areas of the country.

During the colonial era the language was taken to South America, to countries that are now Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and others. It was the language spoken by powerful conquerors and therefore quickly replaced the indigenous languages and was accepted in many countries as the official language of the country. In a similar way it was for a time the official language of the Philippines but has lost influence in that country within the decline in political and economic power.

There are many varieties and dialects of the language, which can all be reviewed with grammar lessons. This is true of most widespread languages with rich cultural and historical roots. The dominant dialects are probably Castilian and Andalusian. Linguists will always refuse to accept that one is better than another. An individual is entitled to use the version that suits him or her best and can be used effectively. A person who wishes to learn spanish words and has a choice would find the Castilian dialect widely known.