When you think about learning another language, more often than not, the first one that comes to your mind is English.
But there are several other popular languages, besides English. German is the second most common language to learn as a foreign language in Europe, the third in the US after Spanish and French, and the third throughout the world.
It is also one of the most important languages in the world and the most prevalent as a native language in the European Union. It is estimated that more than 100 million people speak German as their mother tongue.
In Europe, it is the most commonly spoken language, with Germany, Austria and Switzerland being the countries where it most predominant. There are also significant German-speaking communities in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and around 20 countries more.
In recent years, Spain has seen a rise in the number of children interested in learning German. This has been reflected in language schools as well as in bilingual schools where children can choose to study it in the curriculum.
“German is not an easy language to learn, but if you can manage to reach a level of fluency, you will understand written text and conversation with much greater ease, and feel a lot more pleased for yourself as a result.” – an expert in Infantile Linguistic Education.
We all have that innate eagerness to learn and experts believe that anyone who speaks a language is capable of learning another. More often that not, we discourage ourselves from learning another language, seeing it as too difficult.
What is certain is that the more motivation and time you put into learning a language, the sooner you will become fluent.
And there are many ways for children to learn it in their home country from a young age, without even having to set foot in Germany. Vorwaerts, an official partner of the Colegio Alemán de Madrid (Madrid School of German), runs German language camps in la Sierra de Guadarrama and in Ávila, which offer linguistic immersion in German. As well as 3 hours of daily classes, from beginners to advanced level, all the activities throughout the day are done in German. If the children need a break from German, the activities are combined with English, such that the children spend the whole day speaking a foreign language.
SoloCampamentos offers a wide variety of German programmes and courses. If you’d like your kids to learn this language, this is a great summer to start. But there are huge discounts on offer, so be quick!
If you want to find out more about the camp, you can read an interview with the head of the German camp on the Blog and you can find information on SoloCampamentos about the German camps in Madrid, Somontes, Guadarrama and Ávila.