12 octubre - KS2_Harris Garrard Academy

October 12th Holiday:

Celebrating the Cultural Richness of Spanish

Let' s sing together in Spanish

Hola, ¿ cómo estás ?

Hola, ¿ Qué tal te va ?

Bienvenido a todo el mundo

¡ Vamos a celebrar !

Hola Niñas

Hola niños

Hola profesora

Hola español

October 12th : Spanish National Day !

Spain

España

Spain : Much to Celebrate !

• Only European country to have a physical border with an African country

• Second largest country in the European Union

• Fourth most populous country in EU (47.3 million inhabitants)

Spain : Much to Celebrate !

Spanish, Catalan, Basque and Galician are spoken Differences between regions 48 world heritage sites Excellent and healthy food options: Mediterranean diet

Spain : Some Places

Spain : Some Artists

Why October 12th ?

More than 500 years ago, a very important sailor -you may have known his name before, Christopher Columbus- with the help of the kings of Spain, led a long trip by ship with the promise of reaching India by a new, shorter route. What this sailor didn't know is that on his way, he would find a huge continent where numerous peoples lived: this continent was what we know today as America.

Why October 12th ?

On October 12th, 1492, the Spaniards "discovered" the inhabitants of lands previously unknown to them, America. But, at the same time that the Spaniards "discovered" the indigenous people, the indigenous people "discovered" the Spaniards. It was the meeting of two worlds.

Why October 12th ?

That is why on October 12th, we do not only celebrate our national day, but also the cultural richness of Spanish, the language of an entire continent.

Spanish: Language of an Entire Continent

There are 21 Spanish speaking countries

Spanish Figures

+ 595 millions

potential users of Spanish in the world.

496,573,842

native Spanish speakers

75,625, 447

limited Spanish proficiency

23,748, 298

Spanish language learners

2nd mother tongue in the world, after Mandarin Chinese

4th language in terms of global number of speakers, after English, Mandarin Chinese and Hindi

3rd most used language on the internet, after English and Chinese

2nd most used language on Facebook, Wikipedia, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn

Importance of Spanish Language Learning

It takes you to places!

you'll meet lots of new people!

it's exciting!

you'll find out more about yourself!

you can enjoy new cultures!

IN THE FUTURE, It WILL get you a job!

¡Hasta pronto!