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An Engaging Way to Teach Spanish Grammar
by Salomé Torres on Thursday, February 26, 2015
It’s been two years since I first read Qué gramática enseñar, qué gramática aprender by Reyes Llopis, José Plácido, and Juan Manuel Real.I’ve reread it three times because I think that the changes it inspires are… more »
Thoughts on this Year's Goya Awards
by Lauris on Thursday, February 19, 2015
A new mode of writing known as noir fiction emerged in the US during the great depression. Perhaps as a child of the movement, film noir elevated Bogart and his Maltese Falcon to the height of the film genre.The… more »
Can Uppercase Letters be Marked with an Accent?
by Lauris on Thursday, February 12, 2015
One of the questions that Spanish teachers get asked in class is if the accent mark known in Spanish as the tilde is really necessary (the tilde shouldn’t be confused with the virgulilla [~] which is placed over the… more »
The Subjunctive for the Imperative - Part III
by Lauris on Thursday, February 5, 2015
We now have a handle on the imperative in both its affirmative and negative forms. We’ve also taken a look with our students at why these forms came to be the way they are. Once we’ve worked a little with exercises and… more »
The Subjunctive for the Imperative - Part II
by Lauris on Thursday, January 29, 2015
Let’s continue with the imperative and how teaching it can help us make a smooth transition into the present subjunctive, not only in terms of how it’s formed but also as far as the principles of its usages.So how is… more »
The Subjunctive for the Imperative: An Unorthodox Explanation I
by Lauris on Thursday, January 22, 2015
When we have to introduce the present subjunctive tense to our students, we notice that the lesson is programmed in many manuals to be taught after the imperative has already been introduced. I’ve heard colleagues of… more »
January Language News - DELE 2015
by David Limon on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Versión Española abajoThe Instituto Cervantes has finally completed the process of updating the new DELE exams for 2015 along with the job of adapting the test to the new CEFR (Common European Frameword of Reference… more »
Teaching the Spanish Past Tenses - Part Three
by Lauris on Thursday, January 15, 2015
Practical ExerciseBegin this practical exercise, which makes use of the chart we looked at last week, by writing on the board the following things that will make up a story told in the past.So we’ll start with the… more »
Teaching the Spanish Past Tenses - Part Two
by Lauris on Thursday, January 8, 2015
Picking up where we left off last week, I’ll go ahead and use the great Fray Luis de León’s famous line (I’ve always wanted to use it but never felt quite worthy) which he casually uttered when he returned to his post… more »
Teaching the Spanish Past Tenses - Part One
by Lauris on Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Using the Past Tense in Spanish - A Challenge for A2 Level Students: PresentationStudying a language means plunging head first into the murky depths of uncharted waters, a place where linguistic sea monsters lurking in… more »
Juan Goytisolo - A Windmill Chasing Cervantes Winner
by Lauris on Thursday, December 18, 2014
He’s just been awarded the 2014 Cervantes prize. Well, the prize comes with a catch, because it’s announced at the end of the year, usually toward the end of November or the beginning of December, but the award… more »
Spanish Singers: Providers of Teaching Material
by Lauris on Thursday, December 11, 2014
Joan Manuel SerratSpanish teachers are often looking for activity possibilities that can break up the routine in the classroom: games, role-playing exercises, activities outside the classroom, videos, and of course… more »
A Spanish Learner's Surprising Victory
by Lauris on Thursday, December 4, 2014
Spanish Game ShowsI recently read a newspaper article about a topic that usually doesn’t really tickle my interest: game shows. These things abound on Spanish TV, where guests must exert certain physical or… more »
Spanish Pronunciation - Reading in Spanish
by Lauris on Thursday, November 27, 2014
Are Accent Marks Really that Important in Spanish?In the classroom we often face the task of making our students understand just how important accent marks are in Spanish. Given the fact that the languages of many of… more »
New Word Entries in the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy
by Lauris on Friday, November 21, 2014
It’s a special occasion for those of us who share a passion for the Spanish language. The Royal Spanish Academy, in union with the other academies around the world that make up the Association of Spanish Language… more »