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Cybernauts, Translators and Makers of Gestures II
by Lauris on 10/17/2014
Part Two: TranslationItalians say “traduttore, traditore” (translator, traitor?) which in my opinion means, and this is where we already start to see how expression gets lost so easily in translation, that some type of… more »
October 12 - Spanish Language Day
by Lauris on 10/10/2014
Those of us who work in the field of Spanish language education are always filled with a certain sense of pride when the importance and beauty of the subject we teach is recognized.The Cervantes Institute is… 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 »
Games with Spanish Proverbs
by Lauris on 8/7/2014
We left off last week playing around a bit with idioms. I also mentioned that this week I’d propose activities that you could use to get started teaching proverbs and the challenging lexicon these include.One thing I… more »
Language Learning with Spanish Proverbs
by Lauris on 7/31/2014
When Spanish learners reach the intermediate level, let’s say B1 or B2, their progress often begins to slow and it may even come to a gradual halt. This phenomenon has a relatively straight forward explanation: when… more »
13 Rue del Percebe
by Lauris on 6/5/2014
One learning resource that we have used occasionally to liven up our Spanish language classrooms is the use of comics, especially Spanish comics or "tebeos". The use of these can be a double-edged sword and failure of… more »
Octavio Paz - A 100 Years Go By in a Flash
by Lauris on 4/3/2014
This week, don Octavio Paz will turn one century old. I mean, he would be that old if cancer hadn’t decided to take him to Mount Olympus of the gods in April of 1998, converting him into an immortal. If he had died… more »
Cultural Differences - Parts of the Day
by Lauris on 3/20/2014
One issue that often comes up when understanding and appreciating cultural differences in the classroom is Spain’s daily schedule, which often doesn’t coincide with that of other countries.To start with it is… more »
A Movie Game for Spanish Class
by Lauris on 2/27/2014
There is a “professional illness” that relentlessly attacks us Spanish as a foreign language teachers and which permanently affects sufferers: our eyes become scanners in search of real life material to use for… more »
Some Fantastic Material for Spanish Classes
by Lauris on 2/7/2014
The Spanish Film "Amanece que no es poco"The 2014 Goya Awards ceremony is being held this Sunday the 9th and it can be seen at 10 pm (Spanish peninsula time) on TV on channel TVE 1 or on the internet at www.rtve.es.… more »