Online Resources for the Progressive Spanish Teacher At Esperanza Education, we are always looking for ways to share and promote resources that bring together language learning and social justice education. For the busy teacher, finding age- and level- appropriate resources for the la
So Much More than Llamas! I first visited Peru on a backpacking trip in 2006. I was lucky to travel with a Peruvian who had family around the country which meant we got to see things that others don’t. I was even luckier to land a dream job in Peru seven years later and live the
Check out this podcast interview of Esperanza Education founder Nicole Benson on the Map Your Learning website. She discusses her path as an educator, her experience living and working in Peru, what bringing social justice and language education together is all about, blogging, and mu
Happy National Aboriginal Languages Day! Did you know that today is National Aboriginal Languages Day in Canada? Why do you think it might be important to teach and learn Aboriginal languages? I began to explore this and other questions when I started my job researching Intercultural
Is it just me or are all language lovers also map lovers? Whether or not your linguaphilia is accompanied by an obsession with history, world cultures, or geography, I’m willing to make a bet that a good language map is up there on your list of nerdy pleasures. In addition to th
Debunking one of the Greatest Myths in Language Learning Happy New Year! The time has come to set new language-learning goals. What’s that? You think you’re too old to learn a language? Think again! Here are 5 reasons why adults can, in fact, learn new languages: 1. The sc
Another Great Year of Language, Learning, and Culture The last time I sat down to write an end-of-year post for Esperanza Education, the team had only been blogging for six months. Now it has been a year and a half and I couldn’t be more impressed with the passion of our team an
Spanish Fluency in Five Not-So-Simple Steps What does it mean to be fluent in a language? Does it mean that you can read, write, speak, and understand everything in the language with no mistakes? Or is getting by with most day-to-day conversations good enough? This question has been t
Do Accents Matter? While listening to a radio interview of Vancouver mayoral candidate Meena Wong the other day, an acquaintance commented that her accent was going to be a problem for her during the campaign. Meena was born in China but came to Canada as a young girl and speaks perfe
Two New Teachers Join the Esperanza Education Team We are very excited to welcome two new teachers to the Esperanza Education team of collaborators. Kathryn Stewart will be offering English support for all ages and interests, including test preparation, and Martín Urrutia Varese will
