Almost 420 million people speak Spanish as either their first or second language. It is the official language of 22 countries and one of the official languages of the UN and EU. Native speakers of Spanish call their language español, but when distinguishing it from other regional languages of Spain such as Catalan, Galician or Basque, they call it castellano.
As a Romance language, Spanish is closely related to Portuguese, French and Italian and is a relatively straightforward language to learn to speak, understand, read and write. The pronunciation can be challenging for native speakers of English. Spanish is greatly in demand and many of our clients learning Spanish are doing so because they are travelling regularly to Spain, have Spanish customers or are working within Spanish companies and need to improve their oral and written Spanish to enhance their efficiency at work.
Business Language Training's Spanish department specializes in the teaching of Spanish for business purposes. At all levels of proficiency, training is set in the context of the course participant's work and is geared to developing a secure command of general, business, and in some cases, legal Spanish. All of our Spanish courses combine systematic language input with interesting and stimulating discussion to enhance the participants' knowledge of Spanish culture, politics, the media and the business scene.
Our Spanish trainers are all native speakers of Spanish, qualified teachers and university graduates. They represent a wide range of Spanish-speaking countries, including Spain, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela. Their knowledge of their own language, expertise in teaching it and resourcefulness in gathering and exploiting relevant teaching materials ensures that every Spanish course we deliver is challenging, up-to-date and highly relevant to the ever-changing needs of our clients.
Many of our course participants in Spanish incorporate an externally moderated business language examination in their course. Please contact us for information about the general and business Spanish examinations available to you.
For more information about our Spanish courses, please contact us.