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The Goya Film Awards
by Lauris on 1/16/2014
Spanish film’s Goya awards are right around the corner, and I’m glad to see that despite the fact that everyone keeps talking about Spain’s eternal cinematographic crisis, film exhibitors studying the viewing public’s… more »
Reported Speech in Spanish – Part three
by Lauris on 1/9/2014
We left off last week by first considering the changes made in the past tense when reporting speech and then by asking the question “but what happens in the subjunctive?”Spanish Future TenseBefore diving right in to… more »
Reported Speech in Spanish - Part Two
by Lauris on 1/2/2014
We left off last week with the following question: “What tense is the subject Yo in and how do you refer to the past, present and future in that context?” The answer to that question is “Ahora”. Take a look below to… more »
Reported Speech in Spanish - Part One
by Lauris on 12/26/2013
Repeating what others say or saidWhen faced with the challenge of explaining to students about the use of reported speech (discurso referido or estilo indirecto, whichever you prefer) Spanish teachers often present a… more »
Spanish Language: The Battle of Genders
by Salomé Torres on 12/19/2013
Whenever the topic of Spanish machismo comes up, I’m never sure which position I should take, that of a language specialist or a language user (as a woman and mother of two girls, I’m also a victim of machismo).… more »
Dealing With Sexist Language (or not)
by Lauris on 12/12/2013
Gender Issues in the Spanish LanguageI have on occasion used the following story to remind my students of the importance of gender related grammatical elements in Spanish, especially for English speakers, who don’t… more »
Haste Makes Waste in Spanish Lessons
by Lauris on 12/5/2013
The other day I was in a city in the north of Tenerife, called Icod de los Vinos, and was witness to a tradition that occurs in this city every November 29th: young people riding on greased boards racing down some of… more »
Curious Facts about the Spanish Language
by Lauris on 11/28/2013
Learning Spanish by playingPlay is one of the most universal forms of learning. Young animals engage in play to perfect the survival skills they’ll need to possess as adults. As children play, they develop behavior… more »
DELE Exam in November: Be prepared
by Lauris on 11/21/2013
Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign LanguageOn November 22nd and 23rd, the DELE exam will take place and I started to think about the nervous state in which candidates often find themselves as they begin to contemplate… more »
When the impossible unfortunately becomes real
by Lauris on 11/14/2013
"Lo Imposible"A few months ago we published an article about the Spanish film “The Impossible” which was a box office success, was hailed by critics and could take its female protagonist (Naomi Watts) to the stage of… more »