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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 »
Haste Makes Waste in Spanish Lessons
by Lauris on 12/5/2013
The other day I was in a city in the north of Tenerife, called Icod de los Vinos, and was witness to a tradition that occurs in this city every November 29th: young people riding on greased boards racing down some of… more »
How to use the dictionary when learning the Spanish Language
by Lauris on 12/6/2012
Frequently, we Spanish teachers encounter students who suffer from a condition known as “dictionary addiction”. I personally like to call it Dictionary-Itis: the unhealthy dependence upon a book as a flotation device… more »
A Few Tips About Where To Learn Spanish
by Dilek on 2/16/2012
You want to learn Spanish at its own native environment but can’t decide which place to go. Well it depends on what type of person you are and what you like to do. Everyone knows that a language is better learned when… more »
The importance of a DELE course
by Dilek on 1/19/2012 2:16:00 PM
DELE is the official test in Spanish as a foreign language and stands for Spanish Diploma as a Foreign Language (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera). It is the only certificate for non-native Spanish speakers… more »
Where is the best Spanish Spoken?
by Kimberly on 12/16/2011 1:24:00 PM
José Manuel Blecua has occupied the “H” seat of the famous Real Spanish Academy since 2006 and a year ago was elected as the president. The Royal Spanish Academy is an official institution… more »
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz on stage with Prince
by Kimberly on 4/19/2011
The most famous Spaniards in the world keep making headlines in the US. On the 14th of April in California, where the family currently resides, they showed off their rock-n-roll moves on stage with the artist Prince… more »
Carnival is coming!
by Amy Lambert on 3/4/2011
From this weekend until next week Spain and many Spanish speaking countries across Latin America will be celebrating the Carnival, an annual event that takes place just before the start of Lent where people dress up,… more »
Too old to learn Spanish?
by Lindsay Cook on 2/2/2011 4:48:31 PM
Learning a language is something that can be done at any age. While I am spending 6 months here in Salamanca, as part of my university degree, languages can be learnt at any stage of life, and not only through formal… more »
Tocar vs. Jugar
by Kimberly on 11/4/2010
This is exerpt from our weekly newsletter with vocabulary from the Canary Islands. With our newsletters you can can receive weekly Spanish lessons as well as the latest information what is going on at don Quijote,… more »