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Discover Seville in 2007
by Paqui on 1/11/2007 2:07:00 PM
Seville is a beautiful city in the South of Spain. Here is a video where you can see a bit of Seville: Request here free information about don Quijote's Spanish school in… more »
Don't Just Imagine It - Cool Tourism Resources
by Erin on 1/10/2007 6:00:00 AM
I was just searching for a travel topic for our next monthly newsletter when I discovered that the official Spain tourism site has an impressive multimedia file about Spain.There are videos, photo galleries, panoramic… 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 »
See Spain with your own eyes
by Paqui on 1/4/2007 9:19:00 AM
See a bit of Spain with your own eyes, have a look at this video with images of Spanish cities like Madrid, landscapes, people, forests and… more »
Welcome to the Museum of Spanish Horrors
by Erin on 12/31/2006 8:00:00 AM
I stumbled across a nice feature on the Instituto Cervantes site the other day: The Museo de Horrores, a collection of errors commonly made by native speakers and students of Spanish. It's worth checking out, even… 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 »
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 »
Got a minute? Practice your Spanish - Playing Hangman or Wordsearch Online
by Erin on 12/20/2006
Got a minute? How about a quick online game of hangman in Spanish?Checking out the word of the day on the don Quijote site, I just stumbled across the games page. Not a bad way to practice Spanish vocabulary and… more »
Spanglish en la BBC
by Erin on 12/19/2006 11:00:00 AM
La "BBC en español" ha publicado un artículo interesante sobre el uso del "spanglish": Spanglish, entre lengua y jerga.En el foro que acompaña al artículo, el autor invita a los… more »