[Por qué estudiar español]
Sun, joy, great food, culture, sports, tradition, friendliness, and warmth - do you need more reasons to learn Spanish? What do you think of these other ones?:
- There are over 630 million potential Spanish speakers wordwide. The community of native Spanish speakers exceeded 500 million for the first time in 2025, reaching approximately 520 million.
- Spanish allows you to travel across more than 20 Spanish-speaking countries and discover the richness of their cinema, literature, music, architecture, and the immerse variety of their gastronomy.
- According t the British Council report "Languages for the Future", Spanish is the most necessary foreign language in al fields. It is also one of the easiest to learn, and speaking it will open the dooor to other Romance languages.
- Within the G20-the group of the world's 20 largest industriazed and emerging economies-four countries are Spanish-speaking, making our shared language an essential tool in the business world.
- Spanish is the second most widely used language on the internet, on social media, and n official website of international organizations, second only to English.
- Spain is the European country with the greatest biodiversity, the second country in the world with the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and the third most visited country globally.
If you want to fully enjoy your travels and open the door to a whole new world, you what to do- learn Spanish!
And if you are still unsure, don't hesitate to contact us: 01 630 755 / 03 337 163 in Beirut, 09 638 416 / 70 198 948 in Kaslik or email us at cenbei@cervantes.es and we will be happy to answer your questions.
And now that you know you need to learn Spanish, do you know why the Instituto Cervantes is the best place to do so?
Instituto Cervantes is the only center of its kind officially created and accredited by the Government of Spain. It is the largest organization in the world dedicated to teaching Spanish and is present in more than 100 cities across 52 countries.
- We offer Spanish classes at an affordable price, as well as courses for specific purposes such as DELE exam preparation, conversation adn advanced practice, online Spanish courses (AVE Global), and teachers training.
- Classes are taught by highly qualified teachers.
- We provide a wided variety of courses in the morning, afternoon, evening, and on Saturdays. We also offer private lessons and in-company training.
- Classes are conducted in small groups of 5 to 15 students, ensuring ample opportunities to practice spoken Spanish.
- Thanks to our commitment to promoting the Spanish language, at Instituto Cervantes you will have free access to lectures, concerts, film screenings, exhibitions, theatre performances, and much more.
- Our students also receive a free membership card for our library, which included a wide collection of books, magazines, comiscs, films, and music from Spain and Latin America.
- Institutot Cervantes is always based on prime locations and facilities are fully accessible to people with reduced mobility.