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How to design a syllabus for a Spanish course
by Esther on 10/20/2016
How to design a syllabus for a Spanish courseWe start with an analysis of the students and their environmentSurely we'd all agree that it's not appropriate to prepare the same course syllabus for a Spanish conversation… more »
How to Adapt a Spanish Book to Your Spanish Classes
by Esther on 9/1/2016
How to Adapt a Spanish Book to Your Spanish ClassesI Don't Like the Spanish Book I Have to Use in My Spanish ClassesSpanish teachers normally use specific language learning books in their classes, either because they… more »
Take Advantage of Spanish Class Summer Vacation
by Esther on 8/4/2016
Take Advantage of Spanish Class Summer VacationJonesing to Teach Spanish Around this time of year, many of you are on vacation, although others are immersed in your summer intensive Spanish courses and you may have… more »
Using the Instituto Cervantes Curricular Plan for your Spanish Classes
by Esther on 7/28/2016
Using the Instituto Cervantes Curricular Plan for your Spanish ClassesWhat is the Instituto Cervantes Curricular Plan (PCIC)?The Instituto Cervantes Curricular Plan "develops and sets levels of reference for the… more »
La Actualización Permanente - Una Obligación del Enseñante
by Lauris on 9/10/2015
Algunas veces me han preguntado el porqué de mi dedicación a la ELE desde hace tanto tiempo, generalmente personas bienintencionadas que no comprenden bien por qué, en lugar de optar por un sueldo de funcionario y… more »
Preparar el DELE de Manera Autónoma: Un Riesgo Innecesario
by Lauris on 8/13/2015
Cuando un estudiante de ELE se plantea el desafío de presentarse a las pruebas del DELE debe ser consciente de que se le presentan varios retos que debe superar, uno a uno, para lograr su deseo. Además de un… more »
Cell Phones in the Classroom?
by Lauris on 3/20/2015
Versión española abajoA few weeks ago we took a look at the decision, the dichotomy, the debate, and the duality between paper books and eBooks. My personal inclinations ended up slipping into the discussion as usual… more »
An Engaging Way to Teach Spanish Grammar
by Salomé Torres on 2/26/2015
It’s been two years since I first read Qué gramática enseñar, qué gramática aprender by Reyes Llopis, José Plácido, and Juan Manuel Real.I’ve reread it three times because I think that the changes it inspires are… more »
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 »
Difficult Topics in Language Classes
by Lauris on 4/10/2014
With the arrival of Semana Santa (Easter Week) cultural issues come up in the Spanish as a foreign language class that usually derive from a lack of information that students have about Spanish religious traditions. I… more »