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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 »
Spanish Language: The Battle of Genders
by Salomé Torres on 12/19/2013
Whenever the topic of Spanish machismo comes up, I’m never sure which position I should take, that of a language specialist or a language user (as a woman and mother of two girls, I’m also a victim of machismo).… more »
Comics and Spanish
by Lauris on 11/7/2013
When I was a kid, Sunday morning was always a magical time, when my parents would give me my allowance money of a few pesetas, which always made me feel almost like a millionaire – or at least loaded with excitement.… 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 »
Happy Birthday Real Academia Espanola!
by Lauris on 10/10/2013
Real Academia Espanola: Three hundred years is no small featWhen builders prepare themselves for work, they can analyze and assess their tools, the materials and the space in which they’ll work, calculating the… more »
The Internet - a Valuable Tool for Learning and Teaching
by Salomé Torres on 8/29/2013
I like the Internet. I love the Internet. Ever since the Internet has existed my life has changed. Internet has changed it in thousands of ways, and, I think, all in positive ways as I can’t think of any activity which… 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 »
Cross Cultural Communication
by Salomé Torres on 3/26/2013
As Fray Luis de León once said: “as we were saying yesterday”… A few weeks ago, I finished my post with: “Today I’m at the bookshop, and I don’t see any popular new methods. Everything I do see however contains… more »
Tips for Reluctant Spanish Learners
by Dilek on 2/4/2013
Everyone has a different way of learning languages; some people are exceptionally fast learners whereas other people, however enthusiastic and motivated they are, learn at a slower pace. In contrast, there are some… more »
Spanish as a Foreign Language Teaching - Looking Back
by Lauris on 1/17/2013
Many of us take a moment at the beginning of a new year to think about the year that’s past, a special type of reflection about where we are right now and where we are heading in the future.I found my mind drifting… more »