Spanish class in Spanish-speaking schools
Hola! This is probably a silly question, but I'll ask it anyway 
In English-speaking countries, students tend to have to go to English/literature class, where they work on grammar and read novels.
My question is...in Spanish-speaking countries, do students have Spanish class where they work on their grammar and read Spanish novels?
5 Answers
Yes, we have to work very hard on grammar, and we read Spanish novels, newspapers and we have to investigate about the writers and their lives.
When I was a student, we had two subjects (not always on the same year) "literatura" and "lengua (española)". The former was about learning about authors, their work, and analysing it and evaluating it, while latter was mostly about grammar and composition. Maybe too much grammar: any 6-7 y.o. kid knew the difference between and adjective, an adverb, a conjunction...
Yes, absolutely.
Just like in the USA, I'm sure there are good schools and not-so-good schools, good teachers and not-so-good teachers, and good students and not-so-good students.
I did not get a very good education in English grammar. And it seems that there are many Spanish speaking people who also have not gotten the best grammar education... although it IS taught in their schools. 
Probably
