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Un Ejemplo de la Riqueza del Español Americano
by Lauris on 9/17/2015
Lo tengo que reconocer: como español, tengo a mis espaldas un cierto lastre de etnocentrismo que me hace sentir que el español-de-España es más español que otros. Esto es una burrada, una falacia y una tontería del… 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 »
Cybernauts, Translators and Makers of Gestures II
by Lauris on 10/17/2014
Part Two: TranslationItalians say “traduttore, traditore” (translator, traitor?) which in my opinion means, and this is where we already start to see how expression gets lost so easily in translation, that some type of… more »
Don’t Tell My Mother...
by Lauris on 9/11/2014
... that I’m a Spanish TeacherWhen you finish high school and you must cross that Rubicon that used to be known as the selectividad, the university access exam that defines your future and which is now known simply as… more »
25 Years don Quijote Salamanca
by Lauris on 6/12/2014
I can still recall, through the dense haze of my memory, a young, freshly graduated university student brimming with pride over his new Spanish studies degree. He dreamed of becoming a high school literature teacher,… more »
Teaching Spanish - Follow Your Nose
by Lauris on 4/16/2014
One of the issues that arises in the study of NLP (we discussed this subject a few months ago regarding the communication technique known as Nuero-linguistic programming) can actually help us discover a way to more… more »
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 »
Language Learning: To Dub or Not to Dub, That’s the Question
by Lauris on 9/19/2013
When working in the classroom with Nordic or Dutch students who are relatively young, under 25, it’s always a surprise to see how multi-lingual they are. It’s not unusual to meet an 18 year old Danish student that can… more »
Learning A Language Is Good For The Brain!
by Hannah Ryan on 4/25/2012
There are numerous benefits to learning languages, like expanding your horizons to other cultures, other peoples and even other employment prospects. Yet it has been concluded there are also health benefits of… more »
A Few Tips About Where To Learn Spanish
by Dilek on 2/16/2012
You want to learn Spanish at its own native environment but can’t decide which place to go. Well it depends on what type of person you are and what you like to do. Everyone knows that a language is better learned when… more »