“What for?”: when languages were an unpopular option
Maria Seijo-Richart -
Around fifteen years ago, I met a girl whose friends deemed her crazy because she decided to study Arab (“What for?”). She ended having the last laugh when an oil…
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A Good Spanish Book
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
It’s been a while since I last wrote here. I’ve been very busy with lectures, projects, and all that stuff. One of the things that have kept me busy was…
Paris belonged to me: an homage to Jacques Rivette
Maria Seijo-Richart -
January was an especially dark month for the arts and entertainment world. On the 29th, we lost French nouvelle vague filmmaker Jacques Rivette. His very personal style allowed actors to…
Which English To Teach?
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
The common position is quite clear. All varieties are equally valid, useful and beautiful in their own way (*group hug* *unicorns fly around spreading rainbows and love*). But you and…
Preparing A Cultural Exposition
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
If you teach subjects such as Languages, Literature or History, you might feel inclined to prepare cultural activities once in a while. There are practical reasons for this… It’s good…
Academic Bureaucracy Is Discouraging
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
So obvious… yet so necessary for these things to be reminded 🙂 Not long ago, there was a selection process in two Japanese universities. Both of them wanted researchers, preferably…
My Research Strategies
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
I am one of those guys who love strategy games, have a special edition of Sun Tzu and could quote it by heart 😀 As in everything else… I have…
Spanish Studies
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
This field has three main areas where you should be proficient: Language, Literature and History. The explanation is quite simple. It’s impossible to teach a language at a university level…
Everything I did wrong…
Caroline Magennis -
…while hunting for an academic job. For five years I was employed in a variety of (most welcome) short term contracts, and I interviewed the length and breadth of the…
Improving Your Spanish Program: Literature
Ricardo Roque Mateos -
There is a huge problem regarding the literary contents of most Spanish programs. Spanish Literature has often been subject to lots of political and ideological pressures. Therefore, all the writers…
