Learning To Teach Spanish At A High School Level

“The language known today as Spanish is derived from a dialect of spoken Latin that evolved in the north-central part of the Iberian Peninsula after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century(alsintl.com). Spanish was the first language I learned how to speak and I believe it is an incredible language to learn. Spanish is spoken it many countries and each country has their own way of speaking it. My goal is to become a Spanish/ History teacher at a High School level. I find it appealing to teach Spanish at a High School level because I am teaching another person a new language. Spanish is my native language and I wanted to share it with anyone who is willing to gain some knowledge on it. Since the Spanish language also has a lot of history, it also makes it very interesting for me to teach the

If I am able to teach Spanish to a high schooler, s/he will have not only learn a new language, but s/he could also have a job advantage over someone who only speaks one language. By teaching an other language to a student, I believe it sets a lifelong bond between the teacher and the student. By teaching another student a new language, you, as a teacher, are helping that student keep information after school that s/he might use in their future job.
For example, the United States is rapidly becoming populated with many immigrants around the world and according to the prestigious Instituto Cervantes, “The United States is now the world’s second largest Spanish-speaking country after Mexico.” This encourages me more to teach Spanish, since our country is now the second largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. I want to help high school teenagers in this country be able to not only speak their native language of English, but to also be able to speak the second most spoken language in the United States, which is