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7 Common Mistakes New Spanish Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them
by Esther on 8/11/2016
7 Common Mistakes New Spanish Teachers Make and How to Avoid ThemEven the best teachers put their "feet in their mouths" once in a while. Take a look at some of the most common mistakes made when teaching Spanish as a… more »
Interculturalidad y cosas así
by Lauris on 6/23/2016
Hace unas semanas hablamos sobre la importancia de la comunicación no verbal, de los gestos propios del español (sin olvidarnos de todas las variantes regionales y nacionales de los diferentes países de Latinoamérica);… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Por and Para - Examples
by Salomé Torres on 3/26/2015
As I was saying a couple of weeks ago, I think that Cognitive Grammar is extremely useful for teaching the difference between POR and PARA.We have to look for a unique grammatical meaning that can be expressed in… more »
The Difference between POR and PARA
by Salomé Torres on 3/12/2015
Understanding the difference between por and para can be a constant challenge for students learning Spanish. Even students at high levels continue mixing up the two prepositions that have caused so many headaches for… 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 »
New Word Entries in the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy
by Lauris on 11/21/2014
It’s a special occasion for those of us who share a passion for the Spanish language. The Royal Spanish Academy, in union with the other academies around the world that make up the Association of Spanish Language… more »