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The rules of accentuation in Spanish
by Lauris on 12/13/2012
The rules of accentuation in Spanish: a learning aid or another problem? When a teacher of Spanish as a foreign language (“Español como Lengua Extranjera”) finds themselves in the situation where they need to explain… more »
Cervantes Institute presented the "Correct Spanish" book
by Dilek on 12/10/2012
Photo by: Instituto Cervantes (Marta Fernández Rodero)The Cervantes Institute, which is officially in charge of promoting teaching and learning Spanish in all around the world, has presented Correct Spanish Book (El… more »
How to use the dictionary when learning the Spanish Language
by Lauris on 12/6/2012
Frequently, we Spanish teachers encounter students who suffer from a condition known as “dictionary addiction”. I personally like to call it Dictionary-Itis: the unhealthy dependence upon a book as a flotation device… more »
Spanish culture: Ten questions about Christmas in Spain
by Lauris on 11/29/2012
A few days ago we received an email from an American girl who asked a series of questions about Spanish Christmas for an assignment she was doing in school. Below are the answers we gave her. We have taken the liberty… more »
Spanish Christmas Songs
by Dilek on 11/26/2012
Learning Spanish with songs is an entertaining way to learn new vocabulary and helps to understand more about Spanish culture.We are slowly getting closer to the end of 2012 and if we put aside the anxiety caused by… more »
Spanish Language: The DELE Examination Is Brought Up To Date
by Lauris on 11/22/2012
We just received some interesting information about the new DELE exam models that the Cervantes Institute expects to implement in August 2013 for levels B1 and B2.According to statistics announced by the Cervantes… more »
Benefits of Word Clouds in Learning Spanish
by Dilek on 11/19/2012
While studying Spanish, it is not easy to grade the diffuculty of its parts yet vocabulary might be a bit more important issue for language immersion. Outside of school if you don't have too much interaction with the… 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 »
Colloquial Spanish and Some Gestures You Need to Know
by Dilek on 11/12/2012
In Spain, people love to use their hands in fact many Spanish speaking countries do that and use colloquial expressions. If you are new in town and have just started to learn Spanish, there are some colloquial words… more »
Learning Methods to learn Spanish
by Lauren Simmonds on 11/1/2012
Language Learning with a Kinesthetic Learning StyleBenefits of Field Trips: A field trip is an organized educational outing which removes students from their usual learning environment to learn by way of experience.… more »