Celebrating Life and Death To honour my cousins’ grandmother (‘granny’ – my adopted grandma) who passed away this past weekend I’d like to share how my family has experienced the celebration of life and death known as Día de los Muertos both in Oaxaca and
Using Comics for Language Learning Reading comic strips can be a really fun way to practice a new language. As with illustrated books and graphic novels, the visual stimulus of the pictures can help learners to understand the story even if they do not recognize all of the vocabulary.
More Than Bilingual After a few months of surrounding myself with information about bilingual kids, it’s time to talk about multilingualism. There have been many news stories recently about the benefits of bilingualism (for both adults and children), but what about those of us w
Eu adoro cinema. De todos os tipos. De todas as nacionalidades. Me divirto. Aprendo. Viajo. E assim, sempre que posso, uso o cinema para melhorar o meu inglês. Gírias, expressões do dia a dia e sotaques diferentes fazem desta minha diversão também um desafio. Claro, tenho que segurar
Thoughts on travel and identity In six months I’ll be leaving for China to visit a close friend. When I leave, it will have been almost three years from the time I was last in China. As I think about my journey, I’m reflecting on how this trip will be different from others. It’l
Learning Spanish with Music When I was 14, I picked up Christina Aguilera’s Spanish-language CD “Mi Reflejo” (My Reflection) and I became interested in learning Spanish. Equipped with a Spanish-English dictionary I started learning some vocabulary and I was able to sing al
Using Illustrated Books as a Learning Tool A few years ago I was at a boutique shop in the Kensington Market area of Toronto. There was a book section and I was excited to see some Spanish language books. I randomly pulled an illustrated Spanish version of the Odyssey off the shelf &
Mais de 50 anos de carreira, mais de um bilhão de revistas publicadas e histórias traduzidas em 50 idiomas – esse é Mauricio de Sousa! Embora já sonhasse ser desenhista, foi como repórter policial que este cartunista trabalhou durante cinco anos. Mas depois disso, seguindo seu sonho,
The Story Three years ago I made a music video about a city that I had the pleasure of living and working in–Tetouan, Morocco. In the music video, based on Jay-Z’s Empire State of Mind, I hoped to celebrate the city and capture some experiences. Friends contributed their e
Authentic Cultural Materials for Spanish Teachers and Learners What is it? Zambombazo is a self-described “explosion of language and culture”. It is a website which offers hundreds of activities for Spanish learners and teachers that are based on authentic cultural materia
