The Spanish Department at Monterey Peninsula College offers a comprehensive approach to Spanish language learning. The Spanish degree program includes four semesters of the study of Spanish, one of the most influential languages and the fastest growing language in California. It provides students with the communication skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing, and prepares them to enter the workforce in many industries where knowledge of Spanish is valuable and imperative. Courses in this degree program meet the language requirements at four-year universities, as well as general education and transfer requirements.

Why study Spanish?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Spanish speakers in the United States increased from 17.3 million in 1990 to 28.1 million in 2000.

By 2007 the number was 35 million.

More than 43 million people speak Spanish as a first language in the United States today, and that number continues to grow.

Additionally, the United States is home to nearly 12 million bilingual Spanish speakers. The US Census Bureau estimates that the US will have 138 million Spanish speakers by 2050, making it the biggest Spanish-speaking nation on Earth.

With the number of Spanish speakers rapidly increasing in our nation, the demand for educated bilingual speakers will continue to grow.

Practically every career can be enhanced with the study of Spanish. By becoming educated bilingual speakers our students are more competitive in the job market, and often find that companies offer extra pay or bonuses because of this ability.

Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service and Support, Government Agencies, Medicine, Law, Criminology, Education, Social Services, Psychology, Counseling Services, Computer Technology Support and Sales, Mass Media and Communications are only a sample of the fields where an educated bilingual speaker is highly valued.

The language services industry

The language services industry has never been more important and relevant than it is now, and this trend continues to grow. This industry is the sector of activity dedicated to facilitating multilingual communication, both oral and written. For example:

• Language teaching

• Translation

• Interpreting

• Localization

• Editing

• Subtitling

• Dubbing

• Software

• Website globalization

• Language technology tools development

• International conference organization

• Linguistic consultancy

Social Media and Languages

• The growth of social media has created an unprecedented demand for language translation.

• Video games are being catered to highly diverse audiences.

• Geographical boundaries no longer limit markets as they did in the past.

• Technology, iPhone, apps, websites...in other words, languages!

• Jobs no longer depend on physical locations.

• Spanish is the second most-spoken language on social networks. (Cervantes Institute, 2019).

SPANISH COURSES

Spring 2022

Spanish 1. Elementary Spanish 1

Spanish 1S. Elementary Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1

Spanish 2. Elementary Spanish 2

Spanish 2S. Elementary Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2

Spanish 3. Intermediate Spanish 1

Spanish 3S. Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1

Spanish 4. Intermediate Spanish 2

Spanish 4S. Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2

Spanish 5. Literature of the Spanish-Speaking World

Spanish 18. Spanish Through Film

Para más información:

https://sites.google.com/mpc.edu/mpc-spanish-department/home

Would you like to study the language of 48% of our population in Monterey County? Would you like to expand your business or make it go global?

Serve twice as many people by knowing two languages! Spanish permeates ALL professional sectors in our area of service. More and more jobs are hiring bilinguals. Stipends are given to employees who speak Spanish.

The Language Services Industry

• The language services industry is the fourth fastest-growing in the United States. (Statista, 2019).

• According to Statista, the Language Services industry has doubled in size over the past ten years, reaching 46.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. This number is expected to increase.

Language careers are broad, exciting, and extend beyond that of teacher, translator, and interpreter!

Learn about career options available to language students at MPC.