{"id":4896,"date":"2023-03-30T23:20:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T22:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/?p=4896"},"modified":"2026-03-06T23:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:31:50","slug":"idiomas-alicante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/things-to-know\/alicante-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfHablan ingl\u00e9s en Alicante?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alicante es una ciudad de unos 350.000 habitantes en <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/lugares\/donde-esta-alicante-espana\/\">Semana Santa Espa\u00f1a, tocando el mar Mediterr\u00e1neo<\/a>. Es una bonita ciudad espa\u00f1ola de trabajo con turismo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alicante-languages-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alicante-languages-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alicante-languages-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alicante-languages-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alicante-languages-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alicante-languages-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El castillo de Santa B\u00e1rbara habla idiomas. Esta obra de arte utiliza un <a href=\"https:\/\/pngtree.com\/freepng\/native-speakers-exchanging-greetings-semi-flat-color-vector-characters_8679667.html?sol=downref&amp;id=bef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">imagen pngtree.com<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En Alicante, -seg\u00fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ef.com\/assetscdn\/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd\/cefcom-epi-site\/fact-sheets\/2022\/ef-epi-fact-sheet-spain-spanish.pdf?_ga=2.228857692.1515406391.1679440745-1955414814.1679440743&amp;_gl=1*e15drg*_ga*MTk1NTQxNDgxNC4xNjc5NDQwNzQz*_ga_25YNHDZQQP*MTY3OTQ0MDc0My4xLjEuMTY3OTQ0MTYzMi4wLjAuMA..&amp;utm_source=google.com&amp;utm_medium=organic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">los \u00faltimos datos<\/a> de <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ef.com.es\/blog\/language\/el-nivel-de-ingles-en-espana-empeora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EF<\/a><\/em>- <strong>el nivel de ingl\u00e9s es moderado<\/strong>: 546\/1000 puntos. A los turistas les resultar\u00e1 f\u00e1cil comunicarse eficazmente en ingl\u00e9s en hoteles, restaurantes y atracciones tur\u00edsticas. Hacer nuevos amigos angloparlantes tambi\u00e9n es f\u00e1cil gracias a la vibrante comunidad internacional de Alicante. Para estancias m\u00e1s largas, la ciudad le invitar\u00e1 naturalmente a aprender espa\u00f1ol para integrarse plenamente con su acogedora gente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En Alicante hay dos lenguas oficiales -espa\u00f1ol y valenciano- y en la escuela se estudia ingl\u00e9s. Pero en la ciudad conviven m\u00e1s idiomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto ingl\u00e9s se habla en Alicante?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En las escuelas espa\u00f1olas es obligatorio estudiar un idioma extranjero. Suele ser el ingl\u00e9s, pero algunas escuelas te permiten elegir otro idioma, como el franc\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los ni\u00f1os suelen empezar a aprender ingl\u00e9s a una edad temprana; cuando tienen 6 a\u00f1os, pero esto no siempre se traduce en un buen nivel de ingl\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, la ense\u00f1anza de la lengua extranjera ha mejorado. Algunos colegios de Espa\u00f1a tienen un grado de biling\u00fcismo que ense\u00f1a a los ni\u00f1os algunas de las asignaturas en ingl\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El nivel de ingl\u00e9s suele separarse en 4 competencias distintas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Escuchar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lectura<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Escribir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Los ex\u00e1menes, por lo general, tienen diferentes formas de evaluar estas diferentes competencias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, muchos colegios han incorporado auxiliares de conversaci\u00f3n dando la oportunidad a, normalmente, j\u00f3venes estadounidenses, brit\u00e1nicos o australianos de venir a Espa\u00f1a con una beca para ense\u00f1ar y hablar ingl\u00e9s con los alumnos de un colegio espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De este modo, ser\u00eda m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil para los alumnos adquirir mejores destrezas orales y auditivas. Pero la realidad es que muchas personas adquirir\u00edan cierto grado de competencia en lectura y escritura, pero el nivel de expresi\u00f3n y comprensi\u00f3n oral acaba no siendo demasiado alto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, no todas las escuelas de Espa\u00f1a tienen un auxiliar de conversaci\u00f3n y <strong>el nivel de competencia adquirido por los alumnos depender\u00e1 del grado de biling\u00fcismo del Centro, de los profesores y de los propios alumnos<\/strong>. A pesar de los esfuerzos por mejorar la ense\u00f1anza del ingl\u00e9s, el estudiante medio probablemente acabar\u00eda teniendo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superprof.es\/blog\/plan-de-estudios-ingles-educacion-publica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">menos de un nivel B1 de ingl\u00e9s (en espa\u00f1ol)<\/a> al salir de la escuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alicante no es diferente al resto de Espa\u00f1a en este asunto -el nivel de ingl\u00e9s, de media, no es alto-, pero tiene una ventaja como ciudad internacional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nivel de ingl\u00e9s para turistas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>En Alicante, la gente entiende la importancia del ingl\u00e9s a la hora de atender al turismo internacional y pr\u00e1cticamente todos los puntos tur\u00edsticos de la ciudad hablan ingl\u00e9s: oficinas de turismo, bares y restaurantes, monumentos y lugares emblem\u00e1ticos (como el <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/lugares\/santa-barbara-castillo-alicante-ascensor-pie-coche-bus-consejos\/\">Castillo de Alicante<\/a>), personal del hotel, <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/lugares\/playa-de-alicante\/\">playas<\/a> socorristas, personal del aeropuerto, oficinas de alquiler de coches y muchas otras personas se esforzar\u00e1n por comunicarse en ingl\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si vas a visitar Alicante no te preocupes por el nivel de ingl\u00e9s ya que podr\u00e1s comunicar cualquier cosa que necesites con la gente con la que te relacionar\u00e1s en un buen ingl\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nivel de ingl\u00e9s si vives en Alicante<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Al pasar m\u00e1s tiempo en Alicante, el nivel de ingl\u00e9s puede convertirse en un reto mayor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En Espa\u00f1a y Alicante, hay algunos servicios enfocados a los angloparlantes, <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/operadores-de-red\/tarjeta-sim-en-espana-para-angloparlantes\/\">como Lobster -una red de telefon\u00eda m\u00f3vil enfocada a angloparlantes en Espa\u00f1a-.<\/a> o <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/dinero\/caracteristicas-de-los-bancos-en-alicante-espana\/\">bancos en l\u00ednea<\/a> con aplicaciones y atenci\u00f3n al cliente totalmente en ingl\u00e9s. Pero otras facturas, como las de la electricidad o el agua, estar\u00e1n en espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alicante tambi\u00e9n cuenta con una gran comunidad internacional, lo que facilita hacer nuevos amigos angloparlantes de toda Europa y del mundo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero en tu d\u00eda a d\u00eda te encontrar\u00e1s, inevitablemente, con la barrera del idioma. Ser\u00e1 m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil relacionarse con la gente local, ya que muchos no hablar\u00e1n suficiente ingl\u00e9s. Ir a la tienda de comestibles (como Mercadona) puede ser toda una experiencia, ya que los nombres y descripciones de los productos s\u00f3lo estar\u00e1n en espa\u00f1ol y el personal probablemente no hablar\u00e1 mucho ingl\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La buena noticia es que si has venido a Espa\u00f1a para mejorar tu espa\u00f1ol, entonces, la ciudad te invitar\u00e1 de forma natural a mejorar tu espa\u00f1ol, al menos, a un nivel b\u00e1sico, para que puedas moverte en tu d\u00eda a d\u00eda con tranquilidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si quieres aprender espa\u00f1ol a un nivel m\u00e1s alto muchas Escuelas de idiomas est\u00e1n ense\u00f1ando espa\u00f1ol a extranjeros adem\u00e1s Alicante tiene un ambiente vibrante y animado donde puedes encontrar intercambios de idiomas en meetup.com y grupos de Facebook.com para practicar tus habilidades ling\u00fc\u00edsticas mientras conoces nuevos amigos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Idiomas oficiales en Alicante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Espa\u00f1a est\u00e1 dividida en Comunidades Aut\u00f3nomas y provincias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Una Comunidad Aut\u00f3noma es una regi\u00f3n m\u00e1s amplia, como la Comunidad Valenciana (<a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/lugares\/donde-esta-alicante-espana\/\">d\u00f3nde est\u00e1 Alicante<\/a>) o Andaluc\u00eda (donde <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/lo-que-hay-que-saber\/alicante-o-malaga\/\">M\u00e1laga<\/a> est\u00e1 situado).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Una provincia es una divisi\u00f3n m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a, como la provincia de Alicante -donde se encuentran Alicante ciudad y Benidorm- o la provincia de M\u00e1laga -donde se encuentran M\u00e1laga ciudad o Marbella-.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Algunas Comunidades Aut\u00f3nomas tienen una segunda lengua oficial adem\u00e1s del espa\u00f1ol. La Comunidad Valenciana, donde se encuentra Alicante, tiene una segunda lengua llamada <em>Valenciano<\/em>. Es la misma lengua que el catal\u00e1n hablado en Catalu\u00f1a (donde se encuentra Barcelona), pero con una jerga y un acento diferentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La realidad es que <em>Valenciano<\/em> no se habla en gran parte de la provincia de Alicante y la adopci\u00f3n en la ciudad de Alicante es baja en comparaci\u00f3n con otras ciudades de la Comunidad Aut\u00f3noma. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informacion.es\/alicante\/2022\/12\/11\/valenciano-calle-provincia-alicante-cae-79826231.html\">S\u00f3lo 15% de las personas utilizan <em>Valenciano<\/em> diariamente en la ciudad de Alicante<\/a> (en espa\u00f1ol). As\u00ed que no ser\u00e1 un problema si quieres aprender y practicar tu espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si es usted turista o residente adulto, esto no influir\u00e1 en absoluto en su estancia. La mayor\u00eda de la gente habla s\u00f3lo espa\u00f1ol en su d\u00eda a d\u00eda y <em>Valenciano<\/em> es una lengua bastante minoritaria para la mayor\u00eda de la gente. Si vive en la ciudad y tiene hijos en edad escolar, debe saber que es obligatorio por ley estudiar algunas asignaturas en <em>Valenciano<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Otros idiomas en Alicante Ciudad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En Alicante hay gente de muchas nacionalidades diferentes. Algunos de los idiomas que puedes escuchar por la calle cuando sales a pasear son el \u00e1rabe, el franc\u00e9s, el italiano, el ucraniano, el ruso, el chino y muchos otros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esta es la lista de las principales nacionalidades por poblaci\u00f3n residente en la ciudad de Alicante seg\u00fan datos de 2022 (<a href=\"http:\/\/documentacion.diputacionalicante.es\/4hogares.asp?codigo=03014\">fuente <em>Diputaci\u00f3n de Alicante<\/em><\/a>) y la lengua hablada en sus pa\u00edses de origen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Nacionalidad<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Idioma(s) oficial(es) hablado(s) en el pa\u00eds de origen<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Poblaci\u00f3n total<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">338577<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Espa\u00f1ol<strong> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">287886<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Extranjeros<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">50691<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Europea<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18010<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Am\u00e9rica (continente)<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15925<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>Africanos<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13081<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>UE<\/em> <strong>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10271<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Europa No UE<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7739<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Argelia <strong>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7389<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00c1rabe, franc\u00e9s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Colombia <strong>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5600<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Marruecos <strong>\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3882<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00c1rabe, bereber<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Asia<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3603<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Italia \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3408<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Italiano<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rusia \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2887<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ruso<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Venezuela <strong>\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2425<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ucrania <strong>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2183<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ucraniano<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Argentina <strong>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1891<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">China \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1810<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chino<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ruman\u00eda <strong>\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1737<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rumano<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Francia <strong>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1136<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Franc\u00e9s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Reino Unido <strong>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1049<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ingl\u00e9s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ecuador <strong>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">824<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cuba \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">738<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Brasil <strong>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">706<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Portugu\u00e9s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Paraguay <strong>\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">671<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bulgaria <strong>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">627<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">B\u00falgaro<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Listado de Poblaci\u00f3n Extranjera en la ciudad de Alicante y el Idioma Hablado en su pa\u00eds de origen. <a href=\"http:\/\/documentacion.diputacionalicante.es\/4hogares.asp?codigo=03014\">Fuente<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alicante is a ~350k people city in Easter Spain, touching the Mediterranean sea. It is a pretty Spanish working city with tourism. In Alicante, -as per the latest data from EF&#8211; the level of English is moderate: 546\/1000 points. Tourists will find it easy to effectively communicate in English at hotels, restaurants and touristy attractions. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-know"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Do They Speak English in Alicante? - AlicanteAbout.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Alicante&#039;s people speak good English for tourism but not enough for living there. Perfect excuse to learn Spanish. 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