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Where is the best Spanish Spoken?
by Kimberly on 12/16/2011 1:24:00 PM
José Manuel Blecua has occupied the “H” seat of the famous Real Spanish Academy since 2006 and a year ago was elected as the president. The Royal Spanish Academy is an official institution… more »
Living and Working in Spain: What’s it really like?
by Matthew Leake on 12/14/2011
During the final week of a 6-month work placement at don Quijote’s central promotion office in Salamanca, I find myself in an increasingly reflective mood looking back at the past half a year and wondering how to… more »
Spanish words- the best and the worst!
by Chloe Bustin on 12/12/2011
This year has been an incredible one for the growth of the Spanish language. There have been international festivals and cultural celebrations galore. But perhaps, one of the most interesting aspects of the Spanish… more »
Spanish slang at the cultural forefront.
by Chloe Bustin on 12/7/2011
This year's Cervantes Prize, the highest literary honour in the Spanish speaking world, has been awarded to the Chilean "anti-poet" Nicanor Parra.Parra's educational background is in mathematics and physics, and he was… more »
Number of Chinese Students studying in Spain reaches all time high
by Matthew Leake on 12/5/2011 4:26:00 PM
More Chinese students than ever before are being attracted by opportunities to study in Spain. Earlier this week Wang Zhiwei, who works at the Chinese Embassy in Madrid spoke at a cultural exchange event in… more »
DELE reaches new heights!
by Chloe Bustin on 11/29/2011 4:22:00 PM
Approximately 20,000 candidates across the world sat the DELE exam this month, the highest number ever recorded. The exams, which took place on the 19th and 20th of November, were held at examination centres in over… more »
New social media site launched uniting the US & Spain.
by Chloe Bustin on 11/25/2011
An amazing new cultural project uniting the US & Spain has been launched this month. SPAIN RED a social network site has been set up by a whole host of important institutions including Spain’s Ministry of Culture, the… more »
Who is Mariano Rajoy?
by Matthew Leake on 11/22/2011 4:51:00 PM
If you’ve been keeping up with the news over the past week then you are bound to have come across coverage of the Spanish General Election that took place last Sunday. For anyone who may have missed out on what… more »
Almodóvar rewarded for lifetime of achievements
by Matthew Leake on 11/17/2011 12:01:00 PM
A star studded spectacle took place at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York last night to celebrate the career of Pedro Almodóvar, Spain’s most famous film director and writer. Almodóvar was… more »
Latin American literature celebrated
by Chloe Bustin on 11/15/2011
Latin American literature is a rich and complex world of diverse themes, styles and forms. It rose to international prominence in the 20th century after 'The Boom', with the success linked to magical realism, and… more »