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Hablando con las manos
by Diego on 5/19/2016
Lauris nos habla de la importancia de la enseñanza de la expresión gestual.Hace unos años, bastantes por cierto, algunos periódicos españoles publicaron una fotografía en su primera página. La foto no era de una… more »
El voseo
by Diego on 5/5/2016
Lauris nos cuenta como acercar y enseñar a nuestros alumnos el voseo.Cuando estamos enseñando una lengua como el español hay una serie de cuestiones que no deberíamos olvidar o dejar de lado. La interculturalidad, la… more »
Mi abuelo era como un árbol…
by Diego on 4/7/2016
Nuestra profesora Salomé nos manda este interesante artículo sobre la "diccionaritis" y su cura con metáforas.Con mucha frecuencia nos encontramos en nuestras clases con alumnos que tienen lo que podríamos llamar… more »
Leonardo Padura
by Lauris on 6/18/2015
Un Merecido Galardón a un Novelista Cubano-EspañolLos premios literarios, con frecuencia, recaen sobre escritores de un gran valor literario pero a veces poco conectados con el mundo cotidiano del lector. A veces el… more »
El Español - Múltiples Facetas de una Lengua Común
by Lauris on 6/9/2015
Hace un par de semanas, el suplemento dominical del periódico El País publicó un extenso artículo, de la pluma de Álex Grijelmo, un experto en la Lengua Española, autor de algunos títulos fundamentales para todos los… more »
Grappling with Language During the Campaign Season
by Lauris on 5/22/2015
As teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language we love “authentic materials” and we are always on the lookout for a television or radio advert which fits in perfectly with the topic of a class or we make use of the daily… more »
The Princess of Asturias Awards 2015
by Lauris on 5/14/2015
Sometimes our resistance to change, force of habit and what some people call our “autopilot” mode can play a dirty trick on us. That is what happened to me with the Prince of Asturias Award, which I forgot are, as of… more »
Funny Matters which Cause Us to Stop and Think
by Lauris on 5/7/2015
It is always helpful and advantageous to add a dash of humor to our classes (personally, I like to use examples which “shock” my students because this will make sure that they really remember what I have taught them… more »
Eduardo Galeano and Günther Grass
by Lauris on 4/16/2015
Sometimes it seems like writers decide to pass away two by two.Sometimes, throughout history strange incidents and coincidences have occurred which seemto have been planned in advance. On Monday, 13th April, (thank… more »
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 »