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New Word Entries in the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy
by Lauris on 11/21/2014
It’s a special occasion for those of us who share a passion for the Spanish language. The Royal Spanish Academy, in union with the other academies around the world that make up the Association of Spanish Language… more »
Nuevas entradas en el DRAE
by Lauris on 11/21/2014
The following is the Spanish version of our post about the latest edition of the Royal Spanish Academy's dictionary. If you're interested in reading the English version, you can find it on the next post.Todos aquellos… more »
Spanish language movies...
by Lauris on 11/6/2014
... that every Spanish teacher should knowHere we are, racking our brains trying to come up with a method for selecting films which for different reasons may be of use to us as Spanish teachers.Here in Spain of course,… more »
October 12 - Spanish Language Day
by Lauris on 10/10/2014
Those of us who work in the field of Spanish language education are always filled with a certain sense of pride when the importance and beauty of the subject we teach is recognized.The Cervantes Institute is… more »
Gabriel García Márquez (1927 – 2014)
by Lauris on 4/22/2014
One Less Genius In the WorldSometimes a genius hides behind a persona of someone who is always angry or hard to live with. That’s what I think of when I think of Salvador Dalí. When I calmly look at one of his… more »
Classroom Activities for Spanish Class
by Lauris on 3/13/2014
When we come across, in the natural progression of our student’s learning, the need to significantly increase their level of vocabulary to reach B1 level, we often encounter the difficulty of giving an overdose of… more »
Spanish - Memorization and Learning
by Lauris on 2/20/2014
As teachers of Spanish as a foreign language (ELE), of whom many of us work with groups of multi-national students, we are faced on a daily basis with an issue that usually puts us in one predicament or another: to… more »
Graded Readers in Spanish
by Lauris on 1/23/2014
It could just be that my vision of the subject is distorted after teaching so many years, but I always have to scratch my head whenever I hear someone talking about the low reading level we have here in Spain and how… more »
When the impossible unfortunately becomes real
by Lauris on 11/14/2013
"Lo Imposible"A few months ago we published an article about the Spanish film “The Impossible” which was a box office success, was hailed by critics and could take its female protagonist (Naomi Watts) to the stage of… more »
From the Dry Goods Store to the Megastore
by Lauris on 10/24/2013
A phenomenon happens on the weekends that never ceases to surprise me: families get all dressed up to go spend a day at the superstore. Shopping centers are becoming leisure centers and places to socialize. It’s true… more »