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The Guardian: Is language a barrier for monolingual grads seeking work?
by Erin on 12/22/2006 9:00:00 AM
The Education Guardian recently published a thought-provoking article about languages and jobs: Language barrier blocks British graduates.The article quotes Bill Houston, director of the undergrad international… more »
Who wants to learn Spanish? 14 million of us, worldwide, according to the Cervantes
by Erin on 12/13/2006 7:00:00 AM
In October the Instituto Cervantes released a new 900 page volume titled "The Encyclopedia of Spanish in the world" (El enciclopedia del español en el mundo).Published in honor of the 15th anniversary of the… more »
Announcing a new don Quijote course designed for the busy professional
by Erin on 12/7/2006 5:18:00 PM
We have good don Quijote news! The web pages describing don Quijote's new Executive Premium Spanish course are up, and inscriptions are rolling in.If you have a pressing professional reason to learn Spanish, this… more »
Christmas in Spanish: Learn Spanish Words and Phrases for the Holidays
by Erin on 12/4/2006 4:50:00 PM
In our November monthly newsletter we presented a glossary of Spanish Christmas words and phrases for beginning students….or for anyone who just hasn't had a chance to talk about Christmas in Spanish!… more »
A Spanish Student Reading List - Compliments of don Quijote Teachers
by Erin on 11/13/2006 8:00:00 AM
Here's the list of books our teachers recommended for intermediate level students eager to read in Spanish in our Meet the Teachers interviews:Sin Noticias de Gurb by Eduardo Mendoza, recommended by Ana… more »
Meet our Teachers - Ana from Salamanca
by Erin on 11/4/2006 10:00:00 AM
Today, from Salamanca, we introduce you to Ana García Martín.How long have you been teaching Spanish?Since 1994.What do you like most about your profession?What I like most is seeing that the students are… more »
Why would don Quijote give away 20 Spanish courses?
by Erin on 11/3/2006 6:09:00 PM
Here's how we announced our 4th annual Scholarship Programme, launched last week, in our Weekly Lesson newsletter: We've just launched our 4th annual Fundación don Quijote Scholarship Programme. First… more »
A word a day for advanced students - and another for beginners
by Erin on 11/2/2006 4:51:00 PM
A few weeks ago I signed up for a Word of the Day I am truly enjoying. The daily definition hits my mailbox compliments of www.elcastellano.org. El Castellano's words come complete with history and etymology.… more »
Meet Our Teachers: Lauris of Tenerife
by Erin on 10/23/2006 6:31:00 PM
Today from Puerto de la Cruz on the Canary island of Tenerife, we introduce you to Lauris Rodríguez de la Calle. Lauris recommends a healthy list of first books for Spanish students and shares a bit of his own… more »
Meet our Teachers: From Barcelona, Héctor of don Quijote's Business Spanish courses
by Erin on 10/13/2006 6:29:00 PM
This week, we meet Héctor Muñoz Anaya, who created and teaches don Quijote's Business Spanish courses in Barcelona.Héctor, shown on the left on a trip to Patagonia, has an unconventional but very wise… more »