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Behind the Scenes: Why Your Spanish Classes Are So Organized
You probably don't spend a lot of time thinking about what happens behind the scenes before you show up to your Spanish class — and...
西班牙文化協會
Jul 53 min read


The new Spanish HKDSE exam: How long do I need to prepare if I am starting from scratch?
1. What is the new HKDSE exam for Spanish and which level should students obtain? The new arrangements made to the “Other...
西班牙文化協會
Feb 65 min read


Spanish for beginners, the ultimate guide about every day basic survival Spanish
Are you planning to visit any Spanish-speaking country? Do you want to interact with the locals and seem like one of them? Here you will...
Carmen Jordan and David Cornado
Jan 22, 20247 min read


Best books to improve your Spanish by self-study. Our proposals
With this article we want to provide a guide to some very useful extra resources for learning Spanish. If you want to understand why and...
西班牙文化協會
May 16, 20223 min read


DELE exam preparation courses at The Spanish Cultural Association of Hong Kong
DELE, or Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language), is the only traditional exam to...
西班牙文化協會
Apr 13, 20227 min read


Final implementation of the new IB Diploma Programme specifications: May 2022 foreign language exams
It was back in 2018 when students starting the first year of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) were surprised by...
西班牙文化協會
Feb 9, 20222 min read


How big is the Spanish language in non Spanish-speaking countries? The case of Brazil
When we think about the growth of Spanish we tend to refer to the case of the United States as the most important scenario for its spread...
西班牙文化協會
Feb 7, 20223 min read


Four proposals to better prepare for the Spanish HKDSE
Since 2012 Spanish together with German and French -as European languages- and Japanese, Hindu and Urdu, is offered by the Hong Kong...
西班牙文化協會
Oct 5, 20219 min read


Why do adults want to learn Spanish and how? Clues from the real testimonies of some of our students
In Hong Kong, there is a growing interest in Spanish learning by adult students. And many of them end up joining our group or individual...
西班牙文化協會
May 28, 20217 min read


Ultimate tips for the Listening comprehension part of Paper 2 for Spanish Ab initio of the IBDP
Like we did on our previous post about the Listening comprehension of Spanish B, either SL or HL -you can read it here -, the intention...
西班牙文化協會
Apr 7, 20216 min read


The lights and shadows of Duolingo as the most popular language-learning app
Once again we go back to experts’ reflections and conclusions in order to develop a critical opinion about a controversial issue, in this...
西班牙文化協會
Feb 19, 20216 min read


Spanish in the United Kingdom’s secondary education (GCSE) and post-16 education (A levels)
Pre-university education in the United Kingdom is divided into five different Key Stages. Key Stages 1 and 2 (KS1 & KS2) comprise the...
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Jan 6, 20214 min read


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Oct 31, 20200 min read


How to get a very high score in the IGCSE Spanish writing paper, the ultimate guide with tips list
Writing is one of the most difficult tasks to do in a foreign language given that it is an expression skill, in contrast to reading or...
西班牙文化協會
Oct 14, 20206 min read


Is Spanish growing on the Internet and social media?
When starting to speak about the Spanish as an international language online, it is more or less obvious that it must be widely used by...
西班牙文化協會
Jul 1, 20203 min read


IB Spanish writing paper for Language B students: What to expect from the written expression exam?
Written expression is, together with reading and listening comprehension, an externally assessed skill in the Language B subject of IB...
西班牙文化協會
May 14, 20205 min read


Spanish or French? Reflections from usefulness to phonetics and orthography
One of the most common questions when deciding our son or daughter to start learning a foreign language is which language to choose. And...
西班牙文化協會
Feb 20, 20204 min read


How is the new paper 2 of listening comprehension in Spanish B of the International Baccalaureate
For the first time in May 2020 the students of Language B, either for Spanish but also for any other language, will take an exam on...
西班牙文化協會
Jan 15, 20208 min read


The growth of Spanish in the United States and its consolidation as the country’s second language
There is no doubt that in recent years the use of the Spanish language in the United States has grown up exponentially. Even a short...
西班牙文化協會
Nov 12, 20193 min read
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