Miguel de Cervantes' book Don Quixote is reputed to be the most widely read and translated book on the planet after the Bible. One of the most important cultural events this year in Spain is the celebration of the 4th centenary ot the book.    more »

Learn Spanish vocabulary playing word search or the hang man with Spanish words. A good way to teach Spanish to children too.

Here is an example, find the names of these animals in Spanish:

 

Now try with other words, you'll find more Spanish word games here: Spanish language games

This week we have students from 61 different countries! Find out who our students are and their group ages. Esta semana tenemos estudiantes de 61 países distintos en nuestros colegios ¿Te gustaría saber quiénes son nuestros estudiantes y qué edades tienen?   more »

This is my personal account as a United States college student receiving university credit for taking classes and also working with donQuijote. I lived in Barcelona and Salamanca, and this tells a little bit about my ¨Best College Experience¨!   more »

A short lesson about how to talk about your family in Spanish. Una breve lección sobre cómo hablar de tu familia en español.   more »

Here are some common mistakes which you should try to avoid when speaking or writing in Spanish: Latinoamérica vs Hispanoamerica, femenine nouns with masculine articles (why do we say "el águila" in Spanish?)    more »

If you are a teacher of Spanish as foreign language and Spanish is not your mother tongue, you will know already how important it is to refresh your language skills, to renew your didactic resources and to practice the language in a native environment. don Quijote offers a specialised course for teachers of Spanish aiming to brush up and improve their Spanish and their teaching skills.   more »

We have a new section in our blog: welcome dinner pictures where we will post the photos of our just-arrived students.

Every week the school invites the new students to a dinner on their first monday of course so that they can meet their fellow students and their Spanish teachers too.

We hope that you enjoy this new section which you will find here: http://www.spanish-teaching.com/blog/Photos/Welcomedinners

A veces nos sorprendemos al comprobar que muchas costumbres ancestrales de nuestro país no son tan autóctonas como pensamos: El origen de la tarta de cumpleaños... Do you celebrate birthdays in your country with a birhtday cake? If you want to know more about the origins of this tradition read this article.   more »

Have you ever wondered who's learning Spanish at our schools, right now?

This week we have students from 55 countries! Holland, Brazil, UK, Germany, Italy, USA, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, Ireland, China, Finland, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong, Norway, Japan, Iceland, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, South Korea, Belgium, Taiwan, Russia, Slovakia, Israel, Croatia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Portugal, Greece, Lithuania, India, Cyprus, Ukraine, Liechtenstein, Byelorussia,  Malaysia, Singapore, Estonia, Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, Guam, French Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, Martinique, Tunisia

Ages of our students this week:

Welcome all!

I am reading "el origen perdido" (The lost origin) by Matilde Asensi, a thrilling fiction story in which hackers, Inca civilisations, pyramids, and ancient languages of Latin America like Quechua and Aimara are mixed together. The book is originally written in Spanish and the story takes place in Barcelona.

Reading books in Spanish (specially if they are not a translation but originally written in Spanish) is an excellent way to practice Spanish and to learn new words. Although it is not too difficult to read, I will recommend the book to students with higher intermediate or advanced level of Spanish.

Esta es la pregunta que todos los españoles nos hicimos ante el anuncio oficial del embarazo de la Princesa de ... A prince or a princess? This is what every Spaniard wondered at the announcement of the pregnancy of the Princess of Spain...   more »

You are still on time to participate in the tomato battle of Buñol, in Valencia

Every year, the village of Buñol hosts La Tomatina, the world's largest vegetable fight, where around 20.000 people throw tomatoes to each other. Besides the tomato battle, the town is also filled with parades, fireworks, food and street parties, not to be missed!

More information about Tomatina Festival here

aproximación a una posible definición del castellano y el español   more »

It could´t be.

Madrid will not be the city for the Olympic Games. The city will be London. Congratulations.

Perhaps in 2020 Madrid will have another oportunity.

If you are interested in learning Spanish and or if you are thinking about taking a course in a Spanish Speaking country the first thing you will need is as much information as possible about the different places where you can learn Spanish, the different types of courses and accommodation, the prices and starting dates, etc. 

A good way to get all this information is to get some brochures about Spanish courses abroad and then compare the information to see which school or destination suits you the best. At don Quijote we will be happy to send you, free of charge, our brochure by post. Please feel free to ask for our catalogue now  so that you can have a look at everything we offer at home and maybe even ask for some advice to your friends or your family.

Click here to receive our free brochure at home

 

Time to introduce myself a bit. Since the age of 14 I started taking language courses abroad, my first destination being Ireland where I came back year after year to learn and improve my English. I found out that taking courses abroad was the best possible way (and by far the more effective) to learn a foreign language.   more »

Hola, me llamo Salva y trabajo como profesor de español en don Quijote Salamanca desde hace 16 años. Me encanta ...   more »

Everybody in Spain is really excited because the countdown is finishing to choose the best cadidate for the Olympic Games in 2012.

Madrid is "fighting" to be the one chosen.

It would be the second city in Spain hosting the Olympic Games. And Barcelona was a great success. Was anyone there? Please, send your comments to tell us your favourite.

New group of students from everywhere: sixty...

eight in the morning everybody ready to prepare all the things for them.

Runing...

"¿cómo te llamas?¿de dónde eres?¿hablas español?"

But now everyone is in his / her place... Perfect