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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 »
Comics and Spanish
by Lauris on 11/7/2013
When I was a kid, Sunday morning was always a magical time, when my parents would give me my allowance money of a few pesetas, which always made me feel almost like a millionaire – or at least loaded with excitement.… more »
Teaching Spanish - Informal Spanish
by Lauris on 6/6/2013
One topic that Spanish teachers often overlook when making lesson plans is "el español de la calle" the language as it’s used at its most colloquial levels. Text books usually don’t offer much material related to… more »
Speaking Spanish with Hand Gestures
by Lauris on 5/23/2013
Cultural differencesA few years ago, well many years ago I guess, several Spanish newspapers published a striking image on their front pages. It wasn’t related to a grisly story of violence, with bodies lining the… more »
Facts about Spanish Language
by Dilek on 1/14/2013
If you are studying Spanish, you are among the lucky crowd that can communicate with more than 400 million people worldwide. Spanish is a Romance language forming part of the same language family as Italian, French,… more »
Colloquial Spanish and Some Gestures You Need to Know
by Dilek on 11/12/2012
In Spain, people love to use their hands in fact many Spanish speaking countries do that and use colloquial expressions. If you are new in town and have just started to learn Spanish, there are some colloquial words… more »
How Spanish is Flamenco?
by Laura on 8/21/2012
Flamenco is that distinctly Spanish art form which sees the combination of vivid music and florid dance. Wailing the poignant pains of a country that has endured so much, or perhaps of a gypsy people who undoubtedly… more »
Spanish words- the best and the worst!
by Chloe Bustin on 12/12/2011
This year has been an incredible one for the growth of the Spanish language. There have been international festivals and cultural celebrations galore. But perhaps, one of the most interesting aspects of the Spanish… more »
Spanish slang at the cultural forefront.
by Chloe Bustin on 12/7/2011
This year's Cervantes Prize, the highest literary honour in the Spanish speaking world, has been awarded to the Chilean "anti-poet" Nicanor Parra.Parra's educational background is in mathematics and physics, and he was… more »
Learning Spanish through film
by Chloe Bustin on 11/8/2011 11:52:00 AM
Learning a language and improving your linguistic skills doesn’t just have to centre around vocabulary flashcards or grammar lessons. Recent studies by a consortium of British Universities have shown that the… more »