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Direct and Indirect Object in Spanish III
by Lauris on 8/15/2013
Spanish SentencesWe have already mentioned and used the following phrase:“Ayer Ana María compró un ramo de flores para su novia porque era su cumpleaños” (“Yesterday Ana Maria bought a bouquet of flowers for her… more »
Spanish Object Pronouns II
by Lauris on 8/8/2013
Okay, so now we can get down to the business of identifying the functions of the direct and the indirect object. As you know, for these types of matters I love to use my own personal brand of logic, which is based on… more »
Identifying and Using Object Pronouns in Spanish I
by Lauris on 8/1/2013
Teaching Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns in SpanishWhen you’re standing there in front of your class of beginning Spanish students, and you’re thinking about how important it is to teach them the correct form and… more »
A bit more Help with Understanding the Spanish Subjunctive
by Lauris on 7/19/2013
Fluent SpanishWe are always looking for better ways to help you understand the dark world of the subjunctive, so we're going to continue with the same theme that has been driving us crazy the past few weeks. No matter… more »
More Help for Understanding the Subjunctive in Spanish
by Lauris on 7/11/2013
Hello again. A couple of weeks ago, we were learning some tricks that can help Spanish students to avoid the stress of the subjunctive, taking an approach that is very rarely adopted by teachers of a foreign language.… more »
How cooking can help to teach Spanish as a foreign language
by Lauris on 7/5/2013
Talking about Spanish CookingAnything food related usually sparks a lot of interest when trying to give students a real cultural taste of the country they are studying in. From table etiquette, to the markets, or even… more »
The Spanish Subjunctive: Tips and Tricks
by Lauris on 6/27/2013
Spanish GrammarWe hope that the following tricks, born from pure experience and an unorthodox vision of grammar, can help you in your ELE (Español como Lengua Extranjera / Spanish as a Foreign Language) classes.The… more »
Language Teaching - Refresh Your Skills
by Lauris on 6/20/2013
Teaching a Foreign LanguageFacing a class full of students is something that, at the very least, puts into question your ability to make wise decisions (have you ever wondered, while racking your brain for an effective… more »
Teaching Reported Speech in Spanish
by Lauris on 6/13/2013
The Hows and Whys of Certain ThingsWhen teaching reported speech, we often present students not only with the structural changes produced between it and direct speech (in relation to articles, pronouns, demonstratives,… more »
Teaching Spanish - Informal Spanish
by Lauris on 6/6/2013
One topic that Spanish teachers often overlook when making lesson plans is "el español de la calle" the language as it’s used at its most colloquial levels. Text books usually don’t offer much material related to… more »