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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Cultural Differences in Interpreting Spanish Conversations
by Lauris on 5/30/2013
Last week, we talked about the importance of non-verbal communication and the common gestures used in Spanish (including regional and national varieties used in Latin American countries). Today, we’re going to march… more »
Speaking Spanish with Hand Gestures
by Lauris on 5/23/2013
Cultural differencesA few years ago, well many years ago I guess, several Spanish newspapers published a striking image on their front pages. It wasn’t related to a grisly story of violence, with bodies lining the… more »
Communication between Spanish Teachers
by Lauris on 5/15/2013
Well, today I discovered something very frightening; what’s more, I am still shocked to my core from the moment I heard a voice uttering the words:“Después de 10 años juntas descubro que no hay comunicación entre… more »
The Secret of the Past in Spanish Revealed
by Lauris on 4/18/2013
Last week we were talking about finding simple and efficient ways to help our students understand the hidden secrets of Spanish grammar. We spoke about “the Occam’s knife” and the importance of finding easy solutions… more »
The secret of the past tenses in Spanish
by Lauris on 4/11/2013
Telling a story in the pastWhen we teachers enter into a classroom of A2 level students with whom we have been working on the past tenses in Spanish, we usually find a room full of anxious faces desperately searching… more »