5 students will create online material to learn Spanish

Five Burgos students of the last two years of High School, will be responsible for creating specific content which students around the world will learn Castilian . They will make videos with conversations , prepare phonics flashcards on speaking and go to the net grammar documents necessary for learning Spanish as a foreign language at level A -1 ( understand and use familiar everyday expressions and frequent basic phrases aimed to needs of a concrete type ) .

To choose these students , the Castilian and Leonese Institute of Language and educational project for the World Talentia Marist yesterday signed a collaboration agreement. Talentia project working with children and young people of high ability , elect five students within the program GAREX ( Groups of High Performance and Excellence in Education ) .

"It's an innovative project in Spain . They will work materials that will be then used by schools, institutions and universities abroad to learn Castilian . We start with the standard A-1 , but the idea is that in years to come as the training at all levels . The contents will be grouped and uploaded to a website where they will be accessible to centers of Spain and abroad. Start with American and French centers , although the idea is open to all types of centers , "explains Roberto Ranz , Talentia director for the World.

This way of working is called Inverted classes as "other schools may have audiovisual material with which to learn online and also take them to the classroom to work specific areas in context ."

GAREX nine . Moreover multimedia project to learn Spanish that made ​​with the Institute of Language, Talentia for the World has launched eight other GAREXen projects . In total places offered fifty research also linked to the University of Burgos (with an educational robotics project ), the CENIEH ( with Guarenya Eye and 3D project ) , Hiperbaric (car of inertia ) , the Museum of the Book ( multimedia for iPad ) , MEH , Hubu and BELIEVE .

" We select students in the 3rd and 4th of Baccalaureate esoy to develop research projects that have to convey to an audience that will allow them to know their vocation and their future expectations of study and research ," he adds Ranz . Talentia for the World, pioneering program in Castilla y León, always works with real projects for real life .

In U.S. hospital medical staff learn Spanish to treat patients

Carolyn Scott does not listen to music when going to or coming from his work at Saint Vincent Hospital . Instead practice Spanish .

" I have a CD in the car," said Scott , secretary in the hospital's maternity unit . " I hear all the time"

Scott , 63, is one of 15 nurses and secretaries of Saint Vincent who take Spanish classes as part of a pilot program with Penn State Behrend .

The classes are designed to help them better communicate with Spanish-speaking patients .

The employees certainly will not replace an interpreter who works full time in Saint Vincent and who called to translate diagnoses and information on procedures and surgery. But anyway will be better able to receive patients when they come to the unit.

" We are often the first person they see these patients," said Scott , who divides his time between units of delivery, postpartum , nursery and neonatal intensive care . " I feel bad when someone comes along who does not speak English and I can not properly receive ," he added .

The idea arose when classes Soledad Traverso , Spanish teacher at Behrend , was a hospital patient in 2012.

Another teacher , Laurie Urraro , went to visit her and the two began to speak in Spanish while listening to a nurse .

" The nurse said she wanted to speak Spanish because they received patients , often in the middle of the night , when no interpreter or Spanish -speaking family ," recalled Traverso .

An interpreter is available by phone 24 hours a day, but it is not the same as having a nurse or unit secretary can help them acclimate in the early hours in the hospital, Scott said .

" Simple things like asking the name , if they have insurance , do you call your doctor ," he said .

Urraro Traverso and agreed it would be good idea to teach nurses and staff basic Spanish . They requested a grant to Penn State to cover the cost of a Spanish class at Saint Vincent .

The grant was approved and classes began in early September. The fifteen squares quickly covered although employees were not paid for attending the two-hour classes twice a week .

"We are excited about this opportunity to better meet the needs of our patients," said Debbie Tamlin , vice president of patient care at the hospital. " These classes are purely voluntary , but they seem to arouse much enthusiasm ," he said .

! Hihola ! the videogame to learn spanish

The University of Salamanca ( University of Salamanca ) has introduced a new game , similar to the ' Sims ' or ' Second Life ' , which will serve students use to learn or improve their spanish language skills.

This initiative, created by Enne Entertainment and called ' HiHola ! ' , will be used by the University for teaching foreign language in those who come to their classrooms , but also try to marketed primarily in markets such as Brazil or the United States , explained the Vice President for Innovation of the University of Salamanca , Pastora Vega.

The Innovation Project Director , Oscar Gonzalo Gil , has made a demo of this game , where students have to take an "avatar " and virtually live in the city of Salamanca.

On it, they can walk through spaces as the Plaza Mayor, the Court of Schools , the Monterrey Palace or other representative sites of the city, but also have the opportunity of entering inside the Historic Building of the University , shopping , partying at nightclubs or coffee with friends.

This creation allows the interconnection of different students and even the teacher, who can see how they do their students in different conversations or they can put virtual work ' HiHola ! ' .

Likewise, within the space of tasks, users can also improve your pronunciation with specific evidence for this, as they have at their disposal the ability to record their statements or listening right conversations . They can also access a playground to enhance their knowledge of spanish culture.

this game has been featured on the Rector of the University of Salamanca by the Vice President for Innovation , Pastora Vega , the director of Innovation and Production Services Digital, Fernando Almaraz , the director of International Courses , Maribel Toro , and the Innovation Project Director , Oscar Gonzalo Gil .

Morocco's future depends on the Spanish as the language of the future

Today the statistics make it clear that the Spanish language is the language of the future because of the growing number of its speakers that exceed 500 million, and the role it plays in the development of both the industry and other sectors and fields.

Lately there has been great interest shown by countries to use this language as a new weapon to go ahead and make some balance in its economic and culturl systems.

Throughout history there has been the value of the Spanish language in the Moroccan landscape , due to its proximity to Spain and neighborly relationship that unites us.

To what extent has participated , participates and Spanish language continues to participate in the development of Morocco , considering that 50 % of the U.S. economy due to this language ?

The strategic geographical position of Morocco as a gateway to Africa to Europe and especially Spain , its cultural diversity and natural wealth make this country a destination for investors and tourists who come from different countries and especially Spain . That makes the Moroccan economy to move and grow , providing jobs to various labor forces .

The Spanish language is not just for moving the economy but also to raise awareness of the Moroccan Sahara issue in countries speaking this language, using the example of the countries of Latin America and other countries and communities .

As this language is a peaceful tool brings out our true image correcting stereotypes and ideas that others have about Morocco.

These points mentioned and others make it clear that Morocco is bound to be more interested in the language as a tool of the future.

To what extent is interested Morocco for the language of Cervantes ?

Lately you notice a lack of Morocco for this language, and that is clearly seen in the low number of teachers asking ELE in competitions. This year has not asked any ELE profesore compared to the high number of French teachers exceeding 600 English teachers that exceed 400 . Moreover, most teachers do not have Spanish classes (they are on leave) , also participated in the national movement (not accepted their transfer to other places where there are students interested in the language ) and still waiting for an urgent solution the ministry of education . This may adversely affect the future economic, political , cultural ... Morocco.

Thus we conclude that the future depends on the Spanish Morocco and language of the future .

The Spanish language contains 10,000 Arabic words

The director of the Instituto Cervantes , Victor Garcia de la Concha , stressed that the Spanish language contains about 10,000 Arabic words contained in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) .

This was highlighted during the celebration in the House of Representatives of the Spanish-Moroccan Parliamentary Forum has addressed the ' cultural relations within the framework of a common heritage ' .

De la Concha has indicated that there are thousands of Arabic words in Spanish , while on the other hand are " hundreds " Spanish words left in Moroccan Arabic .

The director of the Cervantes Institute has highlighted the strong influence of Arabic in Spanish literature , which can be seen in the mystic poet San Juan de la Cruz , whose mother was of Moroccan descent .

De la Concha explained that the first time you spoke Spanish in Morocco was in the late fourteenth century, and stressed that the Spanish is spoken today " by a large number of Moroccans " , due in part to the arrival of Moroccan to Spain .

In the past year were more than 13,000 Moroccans who enrolled to learn Spanish in one of the six centers of the Instituto Cervantes in Morocco , a figure that is registering a slight increase during 2013-2014 indicated .

By Morocco , the president of the United House of Councillors Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah , said that words like oil, sugar , rate or sardines are Arabs and stressed the mutual influences between the two cultures.

Spanish language receives 10% of the Nobel prizes for literature

Jaime Labastida, director of the Mexican Academy of Language, said today that the Spanish, the language with 400 million speakers in round numbers, has received 10% of the Nobel Prize for Literature "11 out of 110", while the Portuguese, which has about 300 million speakers, only obtained a Nobel Prize for Literature, the Jose Saramago.

" Never mind that some are Spaniards and other Americans , they all belong and are expressed in the Spanish of the universe , in that sense the universal language is Spanish , my Spanish , my Mexican Spanish dialect contact me with the universe , the universe in a language that is in full expansion , "said the poet and editor.

During his participation in the second of three sessions that made ​​the Mexican Academy of Language as part of the celebrations of the third anniversary of the Royal Spanish Academy , Labastida did a review of the importance of Spanish in the world, provided data and estimates , raised thesis and said truths .

"Spanish is a universal language , not only by the number of its speakers , dispute with English being the second language in the world after Mandarin Chinese , Spanish is a universal language over other traits because on the global languages ​​on earth , more than 3000 in recent statistics , is a written language and has a great literature. only exist , as far as is presumed , 78 languages ​​, which have a writing system , alphabetical or not, between the thousands that populate the planet , "said the poet .

At the meeting held in the hall Manuel M. Ponce Palace of Fine Arts, where he also participated writers Philip Garrido and Gonzalo Celorio, scholars also number , Jaime Labastida said : "We therefore Spanish-speaking Americans , we are heirs to a hybrid culture that nevertheless seeks to integrate the global space of our planet " .

Meanwhile , Philip Garrido , who made "The history of the Association of Spanish Language Academies ," shared phrases , anecdotes and events in the year 1951 when Mexico created the Association of Academies in which he refused to join the Royal Spanish Academy and despite that , academies American subsidiaries were able to create a group that demanded autonomy and have a more horizontal to Spain .

Garrido , recalled that event that was hosted by President Miguel Aleman , involving among other scholars the writer Martin Luis Guzman , and where there were deep discussions .

The third of these sessions are organized by the Mexican Academy of Language, will be held on October 15 at 19 pm in the same room Manuel M. Ponce , involving five other academics : Vicente Quirarte , Adolfo Castanon , Hugo Gutiérrez Vega , Ruy Pérez Tamayo y Julieta Fierro, as moderator .

Royal Spanish Academy launches new website

The Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) published today the beta version of its new web portal, sponsored by Telefónica. This new site, still in testing, can be displayed on different mobile devices using adaptive design that improves the usability of the pages and search engine rankings .

The new web portal, to which are added those of ASALE and RAE Foundation will be officially launched on October 22 at the Sixth International Congress of the Spanish Language, to be held in Panama.

The director of the corporation, José Manuel Blecua, in a greeting published in these pages  notes that " the Academy will be satisfied if this portal, offering numerous resources and materials designed to promote a better understanding of common language, contributes to improve relations and the exchange of views among Spanish speakers. "

This project is part of the cooperation agreement signed between the Academy and Telefónica in 2009, which runs until 2014. New pages greatly increase public service content offered so far by the RAE. Among the most important new developments include access to the latest editions of the New Grammar of the Spanish Language (2009-2011) and the spelling of the Spanish language (2010 ) .

The Academy will remain attentive to suggestions and proposals from users regarding the new portal, hence this version is still in testing deemed for all purposes .