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Shakira appointed by Obama to Advisory Board for Hispanic Education

by Kimberly on 10/7/2011 4:24:00 PM

Many people may be aware that Obama is furiously hoping to regain votes among the huge Hispanic population the US. This is especially true after the recent massive deportations have left him losing a lot of support… more »

Photographic Exhibition shows importance of Spanish Immigration to the US

by Kimberly on 9/30/2011 4:50:00 PM

From 1880 to 1930, around 4 million Spaniards immigrated to the America, however, in many cases “these Spaniards have become invisible immigrants” (James D. Fernandez, “The discovery of Spain in New… more »

Study shows that allowing Spanish in schools helps Hispanic students

by Kimberly on 9/27/2011

According to a study by the University of Missouri, Mexican-Americans who use their native language of Spanish more often have higher grades than those who use English only at school.David Aguayo, a doctoral student in… more »

Exchange of Spanish Professors between Spain and the USA

by Kimberly on 9/26/2011 4:52:00 PM

20 years of a historic educative agreementSince the year 2000, Spain and the US have collaborated on education.  Through various agreements they have agreed to help make Spanish available in the USA and English in… more »

Survival kit for going out in Spain - Things you need to know!

by Kimberly on 9/22/2011

So, the first time I came to study Spanish abroad in Spain I was just like any other young American under the age of 21. You meet and make friends really quickly because essentially everyone is in the same boat and the… more »

Practise your Spanish the musical way!

by Matthew Leake on 9/17/2011

It seems fitting that as the Spanish football team lifted the World Cup for the first time ever in 2010, the song that accompanied them was the famous “Waka, Waka” anthem by Columbian singer Shakira. Was it… more »

How long does it take to learn a language?

by Kimberly on 9/15/2011

How long does it take to learn Spanish? How long do I need to stay to become fluent? These are questions we often hear when people are trying to figure out how much time they should spend abroad.My first answer would… more »

The 10 most sensual languages in the world

by Kimberly on 8/26/2011

Without a doubt there are some accents that are known to be sexier than others. Most likely, you have an idea of those that you most like. CNNGo International decided to do a survey on Facebook to ask people what… more »

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 »

Third Time Lucky for Madrid's Olympic Dream?

by Matthew Leake on 7/26/2011 4:04:42 PM

Last week the Mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón confirmed that the city will bid to host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. This is the third consecutive time the city has been a candidate to… more »

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