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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 »
Being an examiner for the DELE official Spanish exams
by Esther on 7/14/2016
Being an examiner for the DELE official Spanish examsAdvantages of taking the DELE for Spanish studentsThis Friday, July 15th, thousands of students will once again face the official Spanish-language proficiency exam… 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 »
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 »
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 »
Spanish language movies...
by Lauris on 11/6/2014
... that every Spanish teacher should knowHere we are, racking our brains trying to come up with a method for selecting films which for different reasons may be of use to us as Spanish teachers.Here in Spain of course,… more »
Que Viva Manolo
by Lauris on 10/30/2013
We Spaniards have one little problem. Okay, we have a lot of problems, but the one I want to talk about now has to do with protocol: when we want to show our patriotism as our national anthem is played at sporting… more »
Language Teaching - Refresh Your Skills
by Lauris on 6/20/2013
Teaching a Foreign LanguageFacing a class full of students is something that, at the very least, puts into question your ability to make wise decisions (have you ever wondered, while racking your brain for an effective… more »
The secret of the past tenses in Spanish
by Lauris on 4/11/2013
Telling a story in the pastWhen we teachers enter into a classroom of A2 level students with whom we have been working on the past tenses in Spanish, we usually find a room full of anxious faces desperately searching… more »
Spanish Film Academy awards: Goyas 2013
by Lauren Simmonds on 2/22/2013
A few weeks ago we spoke about different “lotteries” that were being done in relation to the Spanish Film Academy awards. We also mentioned some of the favorites to win the bronze Francisco de Goya bust statuette,… more »