The following text can be used for translation purposes in the context of a discussion on gender equality. This text contributes to the knowledge about the situation of women working in a higher education setting.… CONTINUE READING
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Personal information: a quiz
After you cover content to do with personal information you may want to test yourself.
Maren is sharing some personal information with you. Try this short quiz and see how well you can handle this topic!… CONTINUE READING
Columbus Day
(Spanish: Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar)
First of all, a few questions for you to test your cultural knowledge:
- 1. Do you know what is celebrated every 12th October?
Idiom of the day
You could try to use this today!
Look for a friend and say “¡yo no tengo pelos en la lengua!”, just before or after you tell it like it is, of course…
OR if you hear some telling it like it is, you can say -somehow admiringly: ¡No tiene pelos en la lengua!… CONTINUE READING
Diverse families
Diverse families are a reality of this world. However, the understanding and the acceptance of new configurations of what a family is does not come easily everywhere.
Non-traditional family structures are increasingly more common, although they do not make the majority and they they are not seen as equal or as as good as the more traditional forms by every individual.… CONTINUE READING
Refugees in Latin America
There are many ways to try to understand a country, my favourite is traffic. It is more eloquent than it seems, just simply sharpen your eyes from a simple taxi. Take the case of Peru, one of the most beautiful countries in Latin America, and with the greatest potential, which has just closed the Pan American Games with flying colours.… CONTINUE READING
Is Rosalía Latina or Hispanic?
Is Rosalía Latina or Hispanic? This is a question that can get people confused. Would you be able to explain the difference between Latino and Hispanic? If you are not sure, keep reading!… CONTINUE READING
Where to place an adjective?
Where to place an adjective? A very good question when it comes to speaking and writing.
In English there is a strict code -unknown to many English speakers-, that covers this topic.… CONTINUE READING
What do we know about those places where there is no light?
I am bringing to you a very eye-opening talk by Dani Villanueva, in Spanish. He would like us to consider all those places in the world we do not know anything about.… CONTINUE READING
New Spaniards
Migration and refugee crises have been changing slowly what being Spanish looks like. Yaroslava, Khadiya, Mikelly and Alpha are some of those settling down in Spain. They would like to stay.… CONTINUE READING
