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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 »
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 »
The Princess of Asturias Awards 2015
by Lauris on 5/14/2015
Sometimes our resistance to change, force of habit and what some people call our “autopilot” mode can play a dirty trick on us. That is what happened to me with the Prince of Asturias Award, which I forgot are, as of… 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 »
The Fundéu BBVA´s 10thAnniversary
by Lauris on 4/2/2015
For everybody who, either out of obligation or for the pleasure of it or for a combination of these reasons, has to grapple with the language of Cervantes on a daily basis, and who has chosen to teach it day in and day… more »
Can Uppercase Letters be Marked with an Accent?
by Lauris on 2/12/2015
One of the questions that Spanish teachers get asked in class is if the accent mark known in Spanish as the tilde is really necessary (the tilde shouldn’t be confused with the virgulilla [~] which is placed over the… more »
A Spanish Learner's Surprising Victory
by Lauris on 12/4/2014
Spanish Game ShowsI recently read a newspaper article about a topic that usually doesn’t really tickle my interest: game shows. These things abound on Spanish TV, where guests must exert certain physical or… more »
Cybernauts, Translators and Makers of Gestures III
by Lauris on 10/24/2014
Part Three: Non-Verbal LanguageThere’s a joke that goes: “what do you call a Spaniard with his arms crossed?” After a few seconds of dramatic pause, the punch line comes: “mute!” Non-verbal language, the use of the… 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 »
On The Hunt For Typos
by Lauris on 7/17/2014
I love to laugh especially if it’s a pierna suelta. If that's the case then trying to define the happiness I express through laughter is very difficult but the joy is clearly visible. I like bad jokes (and good ones… more »