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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 »
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 »
"Mi visita a Granada" - A dQ scholarship recipient tells his story
by Erin on 11/15/2006 8:00:00 AM
¡Mi Visita A Granada! By Mike CarrickMike Carrick, a student at the Birkdale school in the UK, wrote the following article about his experience at don Quijote Granada for the Birkdale school website. Mike was the… 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 »
Poll Results: Why Study Spanish?
by Erin on 10/11/2006 7:19:00 PM
Poll results are in! And a new poll is up.We asked why someone choosing a foreign language to study should choose Spanish.Here's what 44 of you told us:You can use it travelling to a long list of… more »