Les Espagnols sont prêts à partir et apprennent l’allemand

Infographie : F. Descheemaekere

[Euractiv]

De plus en plus d’Espagnols prennent des cours d’allemand, qu’ils considèrent comme une porte de sortie en cas de faillite de l’économie de leur pays.

Uwe Mohr, director of languages at the Goethe Institute in Brussels, told EurActiv that his language school had seen a huge increase in applications from Spanish and Portuguese students over the past two years, especially at branches in those countries. Mohr, also coordinator for language programmes in southwest Europe, said the Goethe Institute in Madrid had seen enrollments rise from 4,000 in 2010 to an expected 7,000 in 2012. The Barcelona branch also saw a large spike in enrollments, up from 1,975 in 2010 to 2,628 in 2011. Mohr said a number of Spanish unemployment agencies had been working with German businesses to supply them with German-speaking graduates in a number of areas where there is a knowledge shortage, such as engineering and nursing.
With youth unemployment at just over 50% in Spain, by enrolling in German courses other young Spaniards were, Mohr said, taking a risk, betting on finding a job abroad.

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