Monthly Archives: September 2016

Free Spanish Short Films

Watching movies in the foreign language is a great way to work on the listening comprehension skills and acquire new vocabulary. However, watching a full film can be very tiring, left alone all the time it requires. That is why a great alternative, but equally useful, can be watching short films.

Here there is a link to a webpage that hosts Free Short Films in Spanish, with English subtitles. Have a look and immerse yourself in a bit of culture while praticing the language!

 

Top tips from experts to learn a language quickly

Tricks of Tongue

Top tips from experts to learn a language quickly

  • Take risks and speak the language whenever you can.
  • Read children’s books and comic books in the foreign language.
  • Consume foreign language media.
  • Immerse yourself in the local culture.
  • Make use of free foreign language podcasts and apps.
  • Don’t practice in isolation; get feedback from native speakers.
  • Don’t worry about making mistakes.

If you want to see the whole article from the BBC, go to http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150302-secrets-to-learning-a-language

But to START TAKINGS RISKS, go to a version of the article written in Spanish: to http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/03/150309_vert_cap_aprender_idioma_rapido_yv 

Videos ELE

ELE stands for Espanol como Lengua Extranjera (Spanish as a Foreign Language).

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Our students are all ELE students, and so if you search in the internet for any resources or information adding the label “ELE”, the search can be more fruitful.

VideoEle is an example of a very good webpage addressed to ELE students. And the great thing about it is that all the Units are sustained around a video (whose transcripts you can read, of course).

We are sure you will find this website extremely useful!

http://www.videoele.com/en/Curso_en.html

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Links between languages and other skills

Some interesting facts about language and how they relate to other skills. In order to see the whole article and other facts from different studies, follow the link below!

  • Language learning boosts brain plasticity and ability to code new information
  • The first language you learn changes how you hear all other languages afterwards
  • People who learn foreign languages have bigger brains
  • The biological base of learning maths and language is a single symbolic processing system
  • Delaying the onset of Alzheimer disease
  • A new study (paywall) suggests that children who speak multiple languages are better at understanding other people
  • Boys and girls learn language differently

[Source: http://www.all-languages.org.uk/news/features/speaking-mind-links-languages-skills/]