Home Page » Search
Thoughts on this Year's Goya Awards
by Lauris on 2/19/2015
A new mode of writing known as noir fiction emerged in the US during the great depression. Perhaps as a child of the movement, film noir elevated Bogart and his Maltese Falcon to the height of the film genre.The… more »
The Subjunctive for the Imperative - Part III
by Lauris on 2/5/2015
We now have a handle on the imperative in both its affirmative and negative forms. We’ve also taken a look with our students at why these forms came to be the way they are. Once we’ve worked a little with exercises and… more »
The Subjunctive for the Imperative: An Unorthodox Explanation I
by Lauris on 1/22/2015
When we have to introduce the present subjunctive tense to our students, we notice that the lesson is programmed in many manuals to be taught after the imperative has already been introduced. I’ve heard colleagues of… more »
Teaching the Spanish Past Tenses - Part Three
by Lauris on 1/15/2015
Practical ExerciseBegin this practical exercise, which makes use of the chart we looked at last week, by writing on the board the following things that will make up a story told in the past.So we’ll start with the… more »
Teaching the Spanish Past Tenses - Part Two
by Lauris on 1/8/2015
Picking up where we left off last week, I’ll go ahead and use the great Fray Luis de León’s famous line (I’ve always wanted to use it but never felt quite worthy) which he casually uttered when he returned to his post… more »
Teaching the Spanish Past Tenses - Part One
by Lauris on 12/24/2014
Using the Past Tense in Spanish - A Challenge for A2 Level Students: PresentationStudying a language means plunging head first into the murky depths of uncharted waters, a place where linguistic sea monsters lurking in… more »
Juan Goytisolo - A Windmill Chasing Cervantes Winner
by Lauris on 12/18/2014
He’s just been awarded the 2014 Cervantes prize. Well, the prize comes with a catch, because it’s announced at the end of the year, usually toward the end of November or the beginning of December, but the award… more »
Spanish Singers: Providers of Teaching Material
by Lauris on 12/11/2014
Joan Manuel SerratSpanish teachers are often looking for activity possibilities that can break up the routine in the classroom: games, role-playing exercises, activities outside the classroom, videos, and of course… more »
A Spanish Learner's Surprising Victory
by Lauris on 12/4/2014
Spanish Game ShowsI recently read a newspaper article about a topic that usually doesn’t really tickle my interest: game shows. These things abound on Spanish TV, where guests must exert certain physical or… more »
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 »