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Blog Poll: We are a multilingual bunch!
by Erin on 1/30/2007 12:58:00 AM
Results are in on our latest blog poll. Turns out we have a multilingual group hanging round this blog, and plenty of native Spanish speakers. Our utterly unscientific poll found 28% natives, 30% Spanish as a second… more »
Blog Poll Results: Is Spanish Sexist?
by Erin on 1/7/2007 11:52:00 PM
Is Spanish sexist?Our blog poll says no.We asked what you thought about the recent storm of editorial and forum debates sparked in part by the RAE's new Diccionario Esencial. One side of the debate called for the… more »
An interview with Victor Garcia de la Concha, director of the Real Academia Española
by Erin on 12/28/2006 8:00:00 AM
"To learn Spanish well, it is wise to choose an accredited center and, if possible, a center in a Spanish-speaking country, in order to pick up the everyday language". Back in March of 2004, our director of… more »
Making a New Year's resolution to improve your Spanish?
by Erin on 12/26/2006 6:00:00 AM
A recent comment on an old post prompted me to bump that old post up to the top here. Last year around this time, our teachers put together a list of 10 tips to help you come through on your New Year's resolution… more »
Blog Poll: Barcelona tops list of places our readers would like to study Spanish
by Erin on 12/15/2006 5:25:00 PM
Results are in for our latest poll: "Spanish Abroad - where?" 90 visitors participated and Barcelona led the pack as the most popular destination for a Spanish course (26 votes), with Latin America not far… 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 »
Ya se puede decir "internet" - The New "Essential Dictionary of Spanish"
by Erin on 12/11/2006 10:00:00 AM
It's official! You can now officially use "internet", "rap" and "chat" in your Spanish conversations and homework. If your teacher complains, tell her or him to take it up with the… more »
A Quick Guide to Spanish Christmas Posts on Spanish Teaching
by Erin on 12/10/2006 8:48:00 PM
With the holidays close at hand, our web stats show more and more of you arriving from Google searches for Spanish Christmas songs, Spanish Christmas traditions, Spanish vocabulary about Christmas, etc.To make finding… 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 »
Poll Results: Not a single one of us would miss the chance to study Spanish!
by Erin on 11/27/2006 1:03:00 PM
Results are in on our latest poll!We asked if you had (or hoped to) study Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country.And the results convince me to keep hanging out at this blog! I live and work in Spain because an… more »