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2700 miles to study Spanish
by Kimberly on 7/28/2011
Chile is highly distinctive on any map as it is such a long thin ribbon of land measuring over 2800 miles in length yet it is only 125 miles wide. The country is one of the most prosperous on the South American… more »
America Reads Spanish
by Kimberly on 5/24/2011 2:13:05 PM
The Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) and the Spanish Association of Publisher Guilds (FGEE) have introduced an initiative called America Reads Spanish to promote the reading of the Spanish language through… more »
Shakira, Schools, Solidarity and the Bare Feet Foundation
by Kimberly on 4/13/2011
Isabel Cristina Mebarak, a.k.a Shakira, doesn’t miss a detail when it comes to the public mega-schools she has been donating to her country over the last 7 years. Regardless of her tight schedule during her… more »
Too old to learn Spanish?
by Lindsay Cook on 2/2/2011 4:48:31 PM
Learning a language is something that can be done at any age. While I am spending 6 months here in Salamanca, as part of my university degree, languages can be learnt at any stage of life, and not only through formal… more »
FEDELE Meeting in Salamanca
by Olivia on 11/3/2010 3:53:00 PM
Later this month, on the 25th and 27th of November, Salamanca will play host to a meeting of European schools that teach Spanish as a foreign language.Organised by FEDELE and Turespaña, the meeting aims to facilitate… more »
Cervantes - No Crisis in Spanish Learning
by Kimberly on 10/14/2010 3:26:00 PM
The Instituto Cervantes announced that there is no crisis in Spanish learning. Every day more students are interested in learning Mario Vargas Llosa's (new Nobel Prize winner) native language: Spanish. Cervantes… more »
Flamenco Continues to Take Japan by Storm
by Olivia Elson on 8/30/2010 12:13:00 AM
With the economic crisis still hitting Spain hard, and unemployment figures continuing to linger around 20%, I was surprised to read that one of the most popular money-making methods for Spaniards today is to tap into… more »
The DELE Exam Is It For Me?
by Olivia Elson on 8/17/2010 12:38:00 AM
Various articles have been published this summer about the increasing popularity of the DELE exam, with new centres springing up all over Spain, so I thought it would be useful to outline exactly what it involves and… more »
Here's a Quick Way to Get a Tan
by Stephen Maher on 4/9/2010
Invest sometime in learning Spanish where the rain in Spain is mainly - nowhere to be found. According to WikiAnswers, on average Madrid has 349 sunny days a year!In Salamanca, for example, the Plaza Mayor has sprung… more »
Here's a quick way to communicate with 500 million people
by Stephen Maher on 2/26/2010 11:33:00 AM
Learn to speak Spanish with don Quijote this summer. Independent ofage or education level, classroom time with intense instruction will benefitstudents, professionals, or the avid traveler. Witness yourcommunication… more »