The International University of Andalusia has new Spanish courses for foreigners. Aurelio Ríos, the director of courses of second languages, including Spanish as a foreign language, realises how important it is to learn Spanish. This University, centered in Granada, south of Spain, recognises the importance of learning Spanish as a foreign language and being a foreign student in Spain!

Ríos even sees learning Spanish as a way of helping fight the problems of ghettos of immigrants who come to Spain, especially local to him, in Granada. Arriving in Spain and not speaking Spanish really affects the integration of these immigrants into the Spanish way of life, but also at anyone coming to Spain - including Spanish students and tourists. Learning to speak Spanish helps everyone in Spain to find jobs and also to integrate themselves into the Spanish way of life.

Inside the gardens of the Alhambra in Granada

Spanish should be used as a tool for everyone in Spain to be able to communicate and fit in with the Spanish culture, Spanish way of life etc.. the Spanish language is simply a better way to help you enjoy Spain! Learning Spanish shouldn’t be to make people Spanish, but to help everyone understand the language and the country better, and to have a better time whilst in Spain! be it for studying, travelling or otherwise. The Spanish courses on offer should open up Spain and the Spanish language and make it more accessible to all, not only in Granada but all over Spain too!

There are all different kinds of Spanish language courses to study abroad, there are courses for people who are familiar with languages and find it easy to study them, people who have no knowledge at all of Romance languages and course for all the people inbetween who need a bit of help with studying Spanish! There are Spanish courses available in Granada, but also all over Spain, namely in Salamanca, where the purest form of Spanish is said to be spoken!

But learning Spanish isn’t all down to the teacher, the Spanish students need to put in an effort and try to learn their best, practising the language. Not putting in an effort makes learning Spanish harder and your progress slower, which in turn will make your Spanish experience less fulfilling. Not putting in the effort when learning any foreign language is going to stop you from being able to enjoy the country and the people as you’d like to. What’s more, Spain, as far as accommodation goes, is fairly cheap to stay in a hotel, making it a great place to visit and learn Spanish and study abroad!

Being able to speak and learn Spanish is a great opportunity to learn about Spain and get to know the Spanish people, food, culture, history etc! Spain is an amazing place to visit and to live, so make the most of any opportunity you get to study or live there and learn Spanish! The best bit is that Spanish doesn’t only limit you to Spain, Europe, but because it’s such an important language and spoken all over South America you can travel the world speaking Spanish and see loads of new and exciting things whilst doing so!