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HablEspaña in the presss

Multilingual workers in demand
February 8, 2004
David Bushnell of The Boston Globe writes about the growing need for employees that speak more than one language. 

'Language of Choice'
January 27, 2003
Cindy Rodríguez of The Boston Globe writes about the importance of learning Spanish.

Here are some excerpts and a summary of the article:

“The surprise of the 2000 Census was the larger-than-expected wave of Latin American immigration, which made Latinos the largest minority group in 23 of the 50 states.”

The statistics mentioned in the article were enough to have any reader put some thought into their Spanish knowledge:

"Spanish is transforming this country," [ ]Latino population at 38 million people, representing one in nine Americans….”

More and more companies are realizing the importance of having their employees learn Spanish.

“…Corporate recruiters say that managers who speak Spanish have a huge advantage in a growing number of areas in the United States, especially across the South, where a third of the Latino population resides”

HablEspaña was mentioned with reference to its progress over time :

“…HablEspaña in Downtown Crossing, where the number of classes offered has grown exponentially since its founding 17 years ago. Academic Director Natalia Cepeda says when the school first opened it offered two classes. Now it offers 17 10-week courses, and a slew of five- and two-week courses, as well as tutoring and corporate classes.”

"…Every year, we grow," Cepeda said.

Three of our students were quoted in the article:

- Nancy Siegel, who came to our school knowing no Spanish at all;

“Among the new students are people such as Nancy Newman of Boston who, two years ago, took a job heading up State Street Bank's business development in Latin America. She got the job even though she spoke no Spanish. Apparently, no bilingual person with her credentials applied for it. If someone had, Newman suggested, that person would have gotten the job”

-John Finn; who chose Private Instruction to fit a busy schedule and get the maximum progress attainable in a minimum time.

“…At the Stop & Shop I go to, all the cashiers speak Spanish. They speak perfect English, but they talk among each other in Spanish. They assume I don't know. And I get to listen in. It's great for oral comprehension practice," said John Finn, an insurance defense attorney with Fuller, Rosenberg, Palmer & Beliveau LLP.

-Bill Pyron; who started from level I and has recently finished his Intermediate II class, shown in a picture on the front page, is reading his Spanish book “Dicho y Hecho”.

"Knowing the language presents more business opportunities," said Pyron, who has numerous clients in Latin America. "It makes people feel more at ease.”…He takes classes at HablEspaña

Corporate classes are also increasing every year.

All these examples show that professionals from different fields have begun to lose the fear and meet the challenge of learning what this article has decided to call “The Language of Choice”