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Spanish Level Evaluation
by Lauris on 7/3/2014
Evaluating the Language Competency LevelOne of the most arduous tasks that the ELE Spanish teacher takes on is that of correctly evaluating the language competency level of those new students that enter the classroom.… more »
Descriptions in Spanish
by Lauris on 6/26/2014
The Great Inventions of TBOI have always been fascinated by Rube Goldberg’s machines, those complicated and imaginative gadgets that, when interconnected, produce a succession of actions that are fun, extraordinary… more »
Mafalda & Friends Role Play
by Lauris on 6/19/2014
A few weeks ago I wrote about Quino, one of the most important cartoonists in the Spanish-speaking world, and how he was named one of the Prince of Asturias Award winners this year. Don Joaquin Lavado, Quino's full… more »
25 Years don Quijote Salamanca
by Lauris on 6/12/2014
I can still recall, through the dense haze of my memory, a young, freshly graduated university student brimming with pride over his new Spanish studies degree. He dreamed of becoming a high school literature teacher,… more »
13 Rue del Percebe
by Lauris on 6/5/2014
One learning resource that we have used occasionally to liven up our Spanish language classrooms is the use of comics, especially Spanish comics or "tebeos". The use of these can be a double-edged sword and failure of… more »
Mafalda - Opening the Door to Argentine Spanish
by Lauris on 5/29/2014
This week we received the great news that don Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, an 81 year old Argentine, who on March 22 of this year received the French Legion of Honor in recognition of his lifetime work as cartoonist… more »
The Spanish Teacher as a Guide
by Lauris on 5/8/2014
A Guide on the Road to Intercultural CompetenceDuring the last few weeks we’ve seen how some Europeans are shocked when they discover the daily schedule of the “average” Spaniard. They frown when they hear that we go… more »
Teaching Spanish - Follow Your Nose
by Lauris on 4/16/2014
One of the issues that arises in the study of NLP (we discussed this subject a few months ago regarding the communication technique known as Nuero-linguistic programming) can actually help us discover a way to more… 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 »
How to Give a Spanish Presentation of an Author
by Lauris on 3/6/2014
When I was asked this question I was reminded of the fact that while the answer may seem quite simple to those of us who are used to putting together these types of events, it may not be so simple for someone who has… more »