Waldir Bezerra es un estudiante brasileño que ha hecho un curso de 8 semanas de Salamanca. Esta es la carta que Waldir ha escrito a los profesores de don Quijote.
Gracias Waldir, esperamos volver a verte pronto.
Para Pedro, Gloria, Pepa, Belén, Jesús, Mabel, Ana Sanchez, Estela y a todos los de don Quijote

  Here is a letter from Waldir Bezerra, a brazilian student of the don Quijote Salamanca school, he wrote this letter for the teachers of don Quijote school.   more »

   Según César Antonio Molina, director del Instituo Cervantes, el siglo XXI será el siglo de la lengua española. El Instituto Cervantes difunde la lengua española a través de 50 centros en más de 60 países.
Lee en este artículo información sobre la importancia de la lengua española, también podrás ver un video en español con una entrevista al director del Instituto Cervantes.   more »

Check out our new photobook with pictures of Spain at Christmas time:

  After so much hassle during our car trip from Madrid to Salamanca, myself, Mum and Austin spent four relaxing days in this city, trying to fit in everything Salamanca has to offer.   more »

  ¿Mañana, mañana? No way! In six weeks I have learned a lot. That's what I found out as a complete beginner in Salamanca, the city where they speak the purest Spanish in the world and the place where I spend my first six weeks of my Spanish language course. But how much Spanish did I learn in six weeks?   more »

  The main difference between a Spanish Christmas (Navidad) and many other versions is the importance of January 6th. In Spain, it’s on this day that children receive their presents, which are traditionally left by The Three Kings (Los Reyes Magos) rather than Father Christmas or Santa Claus.

You'll find in this article a Calendar of Spanish christmas celebrations and some vocabulary (in English and Spanish) related to Christmas.   more »

In this webiste you will find travel guides for the main Spanish cities, including Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla, Granada, Salamanca and more...
You can find information about museums, parks, food, restaurants, shopping, and even maps of Spanish cities. I hope it helps you if you are planning a trip to Spain!

   How to get from Madrid to Salamanca (without getting lost!). After collecting my Mum and her fiance from Barajas airport recently, we had a little difficulty finding our way! Hopefully after reading this blog you won't have the same problem...    more »

   Welcome to our japanese readers!
スペイン語留学生による国際サッカー大会「The Erasmus Football Cup Bolseria」が11月12、13日にスペイン・バレンシアにおいて開催されました。    more »

  Spanish language is gaining importance in the world. I have already writen posts about Spanish teaching jobs in Canada and USA, demand for teachers of Spanish in China, and about prizes for teachers of Spanish worldwide. I read today from EFE that also among the Norwegians interest for our language is increasing rapidly.    more »

A football championship organised in Valencia for foreigners, brought together students of Spanish from 27 different countries.
The don Quijote school team counted players from the 5 continents.
During two days the language of football became the universal language for these students. A great way to meet people and make friends while you enjoy a good game of football. I have included an attachment with an article published by the newspaper "Superdeporte"   more »

  The Spanish Ministry for Education informs of 500 positions available for Spanish Teachers to work in the USA and Canada, for a minimum of one year and a maximum period of three years, with an annual gross salary of 30.000 - 70.000 $.

  El Ministerio de educación informa de 500 plazas disponibles para profesores de español para el curso 2006-2007 en Estados Unidos y Canada, con una retribución anual bruta de 30.000 a 70.000 dólares.   more »

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  Using adiovisual materials is always a good help when studying or teaching a foreign language. Using recordings from native speakers, DVDs, films or interactive presentations, will help to improve the student's comprehension skills, enrich his/her foreign language vocabulary and will also help to lose the "fear" of speaking a foreign language.
A new method to use in your class can be asking your students to create subtitles. Leonor Quintana (Spanish teacher in Greece) tells in her blog about a new software developed by the Greek Open University to teach Spanish through subtitling.   more »