When learners don’t know a lingua franca
In my short experience as a teacher, I have faced the challenge of teaching Spanish to learners who do not know another lingua franca that facilitates communication between people who...
Read moreThe attitude of the learners
I just finished my internship as a Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) teacher, and these are my reflections. First of all, each learner’s circumstances are different, as is their attitude....
Read moreTeaching Spanish in Formal Contexts
From a young age, during our school years, we are exposed to learning other languages, primarily English or French nowadays. In most cases, this exposure to a second language is...
Read moreCharacteristics of Mandarin Chinese: teaching Spanish
To write, they use logographic characters: each symbol represents a word or a morpheme. For example, "hello" is written as 你好.Chinese is a tonal language: intonation changes the meaning of...
Read moreOpen Invitation to Teachers and Former Students of the ELE Teacher Training Course!
At Instituto Hemingway, we are excited to announce a special event for all teachers and former students of our ELE Teacher Training Course. On November 24th at 3:00 PM, we...
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