El español es el segundo idioma más hablado del mundo, con más de 493 millones de personas que lo utilizan como lengua materna, según el Instituto Cervantes. Además, es el idioma oficial en 21 países, lo que lo convierte en una herramienta estratégica, ya que, además de su belleza y su capacidad para acercarnos a diversas culturas en Hispanoamérica, Europa, África y más allá, permite trazar y alcanzar nuevos objetivos de orden profesional.
La demanda de aprendizaje del idioma sigue creciendo, especialmente en regiones como Estados Unidos, Asia y Europa. Con presencia en cuatro continentes, y de manera minoritaria en Oceanía, es un idioma considerado oficial en las más importantes organizaciones, como la ONU, la UE, la OEA e incluso la FIFA.
Podríamos decir que es una lengua oblicua, ya que es el segundo idioma más utilizado en internet y redes sociales, y la tercera lengua franca para la comunicación internacional.
Cuando tengo un primer acercamiento con uno de mis estudiantes, me gusta preguntarle: ¿Para qué necesitas aprender mi idioma? Las respuestas, la mayoría de las veces, son muy concretas: por trabajo, para viajar, como pasatiempo. Esta es una pregunta de esas que no tienen respuestas correctas o incorrectas.
Sin embargo, me gusta que mi estudiante abra su mente y, sea cual sea el motivo, comprenda que aprender un idioma es un viaje a través de un universo de colores vívidos, nuevos olores, sabores, ritmos, tradiciones ancestrales, naturaleza única y emociones. Emociones que llegan a través de la risa de la gente, la calidez de su trato, la fuerza de la lava volcánica o el ritmo de las estrellas bailando la música que solo en español se puede bailar.
Aprender otro idioma es una experiencia que transforma tu forma de percibir el mundo, vamos a nombrar las 9 mejores razones para hacerlo:
1.- Es la segunda lengua más hablada en el mundo.
2.- Es la lengua extranjera de más crecimiento a nivel global. De acuerdo con las últimas estadísticas presentadas por Duolingo, el español es el segundo idioma más aprendido a nivel mundial.
3.- Es la puerta a un universo distinto, un arcoíris de culturas que te permiten conocer nuevas e interesantes maneras de interpretar la realidad.
4.- Nuevas oportunidades de estudio, trabajo, comercio o voluntariado.
5.- Acceso a una infinita gama de arte, donde la literatura, la música, el cine, el baile o la cocina solo llegan para enriquecer tu vida interior.
6.- Amistades nuevas, con historias variopintas e interesantes.
7.- Viajar por cualquiera de los 21 países donde podrás tener un contacto directo con su cultura y hacer de esa experiencia algo más significativo.
8.- Sin importar nuestra edad, el proceso de aprendizaje es un ejercicio que mantiene cuerpo, mente y alma en mejor forma, con mejores pronósticos al momento de avanzar en los años.
9.- Hacer deporte o tener aventuras en ecosistemas desconocidos donde el idioma te permita desenvolverte de forma independiente y no mantenerte atado a un traductor.
Aprender un nuevo idioma es un desafío diario, pero también la experiencia más efectiva para dominarlo. Cada uno de nuestros sentidos se enfoca en desarrollar y fortalecer habilidades que nos permiten adquirir fluidez y reducir el miedo a cometer errores al hablarlo.
El poder trasladar nuestra experiencia del aula, ya sea física o virtual (con escritorio, pizarra y profesor), a contextos reales donde interactuamos con hablantes nativos nos brinda una amplia gama de posibilidades. Podemos adquirir más vocabulario, mejorar nuestra comprensión auditiva y pronunciación, aprender expresiones coloquiales e ir desarrollando destrezas en las sutilezas y ritmos del idioma.
Y como el aprendizaje no se trata únicamente de libros y gramática, la inmersión total nos permite entender las culturas que hay detrás del idioma, experienciar sus tradiciones y costumbres, y vivir el día a día de manera profunda y efectiva. Esto hace que el proceso sea más enriquecedor y memorable.
Cada cabeza es un mundo, y en Guatemala hay muchos mundos que convergen en un mismo espacio. Nos encontramos ante una variedad incomparable de actividades por realizar. Lo más importante es que nos hagas saber qué te interesa, qué te gusta hacer y qué te gustaría aprender. De esta manera, te ayudaremos a crear tu propia e individualizada experiencia a través de este pedacito de cielo llamado Guatemala. Cada experiencia se diseña a la medida: desde cómo llegar, dónde dormir, qué comer y a dónde ir. Mientras eso sucede aquí te contamos un poco sobre Guatemala y te damos algunas opciones que pueden interesarte. Si te interesa algo más, quizá lo construimos juntos.
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