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An interview with Victor Garcia de la Concha, director of the Real Academia Española
by Erin on 12/28/2006 8:00:00 AM
"To learn Spanish well, it is wise to choose an accredited center and, if possible, a center in a Spanish-speaking country, in order to pick up the everyday language". Back in March of 2004, our director of… more »
Entrevista a Victor García de la Concha, director de la Real Academia Española
by Erin on 12/28/2006 8:00:00 AM
"Para aprender bien español conviene elegir un centro acreditado y, si es posible, en un país hispanohablante para poder captar bien los usos de la calle". Entrevista a Víctor… more »
Salamanca's Plaza Mayor, Christmas 2006
by Erin on 12/27/2006 7:52:00 PM
Happy Holidays from… more »
Making a New Year's resolution to improve your Spanish?
by Erin on 12/26/2006 6:00:00 AM
A recent comment on an old post prompted me to bump that old post up to the top here. Last year around this time, our teachers put together a list of 10 tips to help you come through on your New Year's resolution… more »
The Guardian: Is language a barrier for monolingual grads seeking work?
by Erin on 12/22/2006 9:00:00 AM
The Education Guardian recently published a thought-provoking article about languages and jobs: Language barrier blocks British graduates.The article quotes Bill Houston, director of the undergrad international… more »
Got a minute? Practice your Spanish - Playing Hangman or Wordsearch Online
by Erin on 12/20/2006
Got a minute? How about a quick online game of hangman in Spanish?Checking out the word of the day on the don Quijote site, I just stumbled across the games page. Not a bad way to practice Spanish vocabulary and… more »
Spanglish en la BBC
by Erin on 12/19/2006 11:00:00 AM
La "BBC en español" ha publicado un artículo interesante sobre el uso del "spanglish": Spanglish, entre lengua y jerga.En el foro que acompaña al artículo, el autor… more »
Blog Poll: Barcelona tops list of places our readers would like to study Spanish
by Erin on 12/15/2006 5:25:00 PM
Results are in for our latest poll: "Spanish Abroad - where?" 90 visitors participated and Barcelona led the pack as the most popular destination for a Spanish course (26 votes), with Latin America not far… more »
Who wants to learn Spanish? 14 million of us, worldwide, according to the Cervantes
by Erin on 12/13/2006 7:00:00 AM
In October the Instituto Cervantes released a new 900 page volume titled "The Encyclopedia of Spanish in the world" (El enciclopedia del español en el mundo).Published in honor of the 15th anniversary… more »
Ya se puede decir "internet" - The New "Essential Dictionary of Spanish"
by Erin on 12/11/2006 10:00:00 AM
It's official! You can now officially use "internet", "rap" and "chat" in your Spanish conversations and homework. If your teacher complains, tell her or him to take it up with the… more »