If you want to know a language in-depth, it is necessary to understand the different aspects it is made up of. Grammar and speaking elements are generally the ones we learn first. However, other areas of the language are also important in the learning process, such as its cultural context, which includes one of the…
Para conocer un idioma a fondo, es necesario manejar los distintos aspectos que lo conforman. La gramática y los elementos del habla son generalmente los principales que se aprenden. Pero, a estos deben ir integrados otras áreas de la lengua como su contexto cultural, el cual embarca uno de los elementos más divertidos del lenguaje:…
Aprender un idioma nuevo es ciertamente un gran reto. No cabe duda que implica mucho esfuerzo y dedicación. Pero realmente puede resultar muy divertido y eficaz si le imprimes un poco de creatividad y recursividad al camino que escoges para estudiarlo. Lo más importante es mantener una muy buena actitud durante el proceso, disfrutarlo, y…
Learning Spanish from telenovelas My journey learning Spanish started almost 10 years ago when I started watching telenovelas almost every day before bed time. It started as a curiosity and it ended up as a passion for learning more and more. Every time I watched the telenovelas I could not miss the resemblance between my…
It’s that time of the year! The summer holidays are nearly over, but tomorrow I am off to Barcelona and it has had me thinking about the vital things I will need to take. Speaking Spanish helps me out a lot, but my sister doesn’t know a word of Spanish. Therefore, I have tried to…
You did it! First of all, congratulations to ALL of you receiving results today. I am sure you will have all done well, and here at Spanish Express we are very proud of our A Level students. Whichever path you take from now on, it is a new chapter and there are some very important…
¿Alguna vez habéis escuchado a un español decir algo “raro” y no habéis entendido qué significa? Como podréis comprobar, los animales en general, son los grandes protagonistas de muchas de las expresiones que los españoles utilizamos a diario. Y bueno, después de haber tratado con los cerdos, ahora le toca el turno a las cabras….
For the best part of 8 years I have been a language student, and I have always tried to find new ways to practise Spanish and improve my skills. For me, I find that cinema and films have helped a lot because they demonstrate different scenarios, accents and characters. I found it so useful to…
In today’s post we are going to speak about that great moment of the day called Aperitivo. I am sure that most of you think you know what aperitivo is, but I have to say that you are probably wrong! I am not speaking about the Italian aperitivo with Aperol. When I am speaking about…
This burst of heat we have seen over the past few weeks has had me thinking about my time in Spain as an Erasmus student, and missing it dearly. Whilst being in a stuffy classroom in the hot spring was not always the best experience, popping to the local bars after class for an ice…
