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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 »
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 Stereotypes: Ocho apellidos vascos
by Lauris on 3/27/2014
I assume that all teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, or all teachers of any language for that matter, feel quite pleased when they come across relevant material they can use in the classroom. We’re constantly… more »
Spanish Television Online
by Lauris on 1/30/2014
For those who want to stay up to date on a certain part of the world, the internet provides an invaluable window that allows users to access information which would otherwise remain practically unreachable.We’re… 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 »
Jump into Spanish Culture: Las Brujas de Zugarramurdi
by Lauris on 10/3/2013
Spanish MoviesLast night we decided to go to the movies. The way the economy is going in Spain now and with the rise in taxes on this type of entertainment (theatre, opera, ballet, etc.), going to the movies has turned… 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 »
Keep Your New Year's Resolutions and Learn Spanish
by Dilek on 12/31/2012
Happy New Year! We have left behind 2012 and have written down new resolutions for a clean slate not to repeat the same mistakes or to do things we've always desired to achieve and why don't you start cleaning the list… more »
Spanish dictionaries: “Diccionario de Uso del español”, Maria Moliner
by Lauris on 11/15/2012
In the field of teaching and learning Spanish, when we talk about dictionaries, the topic of Maria Moliner's "Diccionario de uso de español" will inevitably arise. Many of us have used it to answer questions and why… more »
Plan Bologna in Spain - Higher Education in Europe
by Laura on 7/18/2012
Plan Bologna (or the Bologna Process) is an initiative put forward by the European Ministry of Education aiming to revolutionise higher education in Europe.1998:- Education Ministers for France, Germany, UK and Italy… more »