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Entrevista a Victor García de la Concha, director de la Real Academia Española
by Erin on Thursday, December 28, 2006
"Para aprender bien español conviene elegir un centro acreditado y, si es posible, en un país hispanohablante para poder captar bien los usos de la calle". Entrevista a Víctor García de… more »
An interview with Victor Garcia de la Concha, director of the Real Academia Española
by Erin on Thursday, December 28, 2006
"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 »
Salamanca's Plaza Mayor, Christmas 2006
by Erin on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Happy Holidays from… more »
Making a New Year's resolution to improve your Spanish?
by Erin on Tuesday, December 26, 2006
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 Friday, December 22, 2006
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 Wednesday, December 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 Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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 »
Blog Poll: Barcelona tops list of places our readers would like to study Spanish
by Erin on Friday, December 15, 2006
Results are in for our latest poll: "Spanish Abroad - where?" 90 visitors participated and Barcelona led the pack as the most popular destination for a Spanish course (26 votes), with Latin America not far… more »
Who wants to learn Spanish? 14 million of us, worldwide, according to the Cervantes
by Erin on Wednesday, December 13, 2006
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 »
Ya se puede decir "internet" - The New "Essential Dictionary of Spanish"
by Erin on Monday, December 11, 2006
It's official! You can now officially use "internet", "rap" and "chat" in your Spanish conversations and homework. If your teacher complains, tell her or him to take it up with the… more »
A Quick Guide to Spanish Christmas Posts on Spanish Teaching
by Erin on Sunday, December 10, 2006
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 Thursday, December 7, 2006
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 »
Christmas in Spanish: Learn Spanish Words and Phrases for the Holidays
by Erin on Monday, December 4, 2006
In our November monthly newsletter we presented a glossary of Spanish Christmas words and phrases for beginning students….or for anyone who just hasn't had a chance to talk about Christmas in Spanish!… more »
Poll Results: Not a single one of us would miss the chance to study Spanish!
by Erin on Monday, November 27, 2006
Results are in on our latest poll!We asked if you had (or hoped to) study Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country.And the results convince me to keep hanging out at this blog! I live and work in Spain because an… more »
"Mi visita a Granada" - A dQ scholarship recipient tells his story
by Erin on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
¡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 »