Spanish orthography consisting of 27 letters, one more the Latin alphabet, including the modified variant “ñ”. It is a fundamental knowledge to students study Spanish courses in Spain. The letter ñ came from the Iberian Peninsula with a presence from the anonymous work written in “La Gran Batalla” in 1295. During the XIV century eñe spread in its use and Antonio de Nebrija’s grammar included in 1492.
The “ch” and “ll” are digraphs with phonetic values
Spain offers many opportunities for leisure and days out, we therefore recommend you take a small luggage with you not to be restricted in your movements later on, after your Spanish lessons. It is best not to take too many clothes even if you need to use the laundry service later on. Do not forget that you could be invited to more than one party and thus need some decent outfit. Other elements are:
Traveling to Spain to study a Spanish course. What do I take in my suitcase?
The international students who arrive in Spain to study a Spanish course have to know that there is a declaration: «Fiesta of International Tourist Interest», distinction granted by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism to the fiestas or events that suppose some type of expression of cultural values and of popular tradition. The requirements demanded for the award include the age of the celebration, its originality, continuity in time, its popular support and citizen’s participation, in an extensive procedure.
Holy Week in Spain
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Translation is closely linked to language courses. Spanish schools or any other language schools, usually have connections with linguistic institutions, and sometimes professionals who teach the Spanish courses also undertake collaborations in the translation area.
In Spanish in Tour we have carried out a study of international translator portals, providing an evaluation of their importance according to different variables, analyzed separately for each one of them. We can now present a relevance ranking of the international portals. Among them there are six independent portals and a translators association which also offers direct contact with translation professionals.
Ranking of internet portals on translators and translation agencies – Spanish in Tour _ Learning Spanish in Spain
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Studying Spanish in Spain is on the rise. This is due to on one hand, good news recently published on the Spanish language, and on the other hand, growth and optimistic trends in relation to the state of tourism in Spain.
This week, the Cervantes Institute presented the 2012 edition of the Yearbook “Spanish in the world”. This states that there are 495 million people who speak Spanish as a mother tongue, and a further 18 million people studying Spanish. They also reported that Spanish, after English and Chinese, has become the third most widely used language on the internet. In the case of Twitter, the use of the Spanish language has grown rapidly and has now bypassed Chinese to become the second most popular language after English.
In relation to tourism, Spain received some 57.8 million international tourists in 2012, a 3% incrementation on 2011. During the same time period however, income from tourism rose more, by 5.9%. This data being published through Europa Press this afternoon, 16th January 2013, from José Manuel Soria, the minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism.
UNWTO 2010 - 2011 data.
To study a Spanish course in Spain it is important to choose a city and a school according to the attractions and interests they offer. Spain has a very large network of airports because it is one of the leading countries in the arrival of international tourists. The tourism offer of Spain puts our country in the leading position for the total number of days of stay per tourist, if we compare it to other countries with better positions in tourism.
You can access all information on links and flights for each city on the web of the public body which manages the airports, Aena, dependent of the Ministry of Public Works, www.aena-aeropuertos.es. You can view the airports in the table below, organised according to passenger traffic. Only the most important airports and the ones in cities offering courses and Spanish schools are included on www.spanishintour.com.
The table includes a column with the distance in kilometres from the airport to the city centre.
Airports to learn Spanish in Spain
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The Spanish language spreads around the world with more and more strength, but that is not news. As the second international communication language after English and the second mother tongue behind Chinese, its presence becomes more important every year.
Moreover, a series of events took place over the last weeks around the Spanish language which make it very clear that we are talking about a language that will have, if not already, a great weight in the future.
A meeting of students of Spanish courses
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The city of Alicante is one of the best destinations of the Costa Blanca, a place full of life with a large offer of activities for students undertaking a course in one of the Spanish schools in Alicante. We leave you with 8 pieces of advice to never get bored in this Mediterranean city:
• To walk around the Esplanade de España and have a beer, an ice cream or have dinner in one of the restaurants along the esplanade.
• To spend the day on one of the magnificent beaches of the city: the playa del Postiguet near the centre of Alicante; or the playa de San Juan, which is situated at a few kilometres from the city.
Views of the city of Alicante, a city to learn Spanish
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When a student comes to learn Spanish in Spain in summer, it is important for him to know the basic vocabulary. Here we leave you a series of words very useful:
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The beaches on the Spanish coasts stand out for many things (their quality, services and location), but also because they are a great destination for students who come to learn Spanish in Spain and who are lovers of aquatic sports such as surfing, kitesurfing and windsurfing.
In our country some of the best beaches in the world to practice these sports can be found, many students therefore decide to combine their stay to learn the language and the activities’ practice.
A surfer on the beach Mundaka in Vizcaya
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Next June comes one of the favourite times for Spanish and for students who would like to come to Spain to learn Spanish, Summer. This season is one of the most attractive ones to undertake an intensive Spanish course, since it allows to learn and, at the same time, to enjoy the country.
A Spanish beach in summer
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When a student comes to learn Spanish in Spain, it is important for him to know the basic vocabulary to avoid communication problems. Here we leave you a series of words about the city that I can be very useful:
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To watch films in Spanish can be very useful to learn Spanish and is one of the best resources any student can and should use to improve their knowledge of the language. It is often a very common activity in the Spanish schools in Spain and most organise cinema sessions for the students.
We recommend you to watch mainly films from the Spanish cinema, since this is good not only to improve your words and expressions vocabulary but also to exercise the hearing comprehension and to observe the gestures, way of saying things of the natives.
A group of girls in a Spanish class
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Two young Colombian musicians, two guitars and a song about the Spanish language became a big success over the last days on social media and went around the world. More than 2 million people have already viewed the video of the song “Qué difícil es hablar el español” uploaded on You tube by the two brothers a little more than 10 days ago.
The song tells how difficult it is to learn Spanish in a very funny way through the story of a student wanting to learn Spanish, since, depending on the Spanish speaking country you are staying in, the words’ meaning changes. So, something can have a very different meaning in Mexico, Venezuela or Argentina.
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Spring will be here on the 21st of March and the city of Alicante wants its citizens and visitors, including students from the Spanish courses, to celebrate it with the most important electronic music festival in the province, the “Alicante Spring Festival”.
It is the fourth edition of this great event which is all about electronic music and indie pop. It will take place on the 31st of March in the Zona Volvo of the Port of Alicante and you will be able to enjoy it during the day as well as during the night, until very late in the morning.
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Be it to dip bread, to put on toast, to season a salad or to fry in the pan, there is nothing better than using the Spanish liquid gold, the olive oil. Together with iberian ham and wine, it is one of the favourite products of Spanish, tourists and students from the Spanish schools in Spain.
Also, it is not only a basic ingredient for many dishes of the Spanish gastronomy, but also experts state it is very beneficial for the health and prevents illnesses. So, if you are undertaking a course in a Spanish school in Spain do no hesitate to use it in all your recipes.
A toast with olive oil
The city of Valencia starts preparing the celebration its inhabitants really look forward to, it brings the city to a standstill for some days every year, it attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world and students from the Spanish courses can enjoy its main elements, music, fireworks, light and colour… we are talking about the celebration of fire: the Fallas de Valencia.
The Fallas is the most important and spectacular celebration of this city and it is a great tourist attraction, it was declared celebration of International Tourist Interest. The celebration is a tribute to San José, patron saint of carpenters, and it takes place between the 15th until the 19th of March.
One of the monuments of the Fallas 2011
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Some days ago we were talking about learning Spanish in Spain with a Spanish course. We would now like to present a different way to improve your knowledge of the Spanish language, work and study in Spain.
It is one of the best solutions not only to learn Spanish faster and easier, but to integrate in the culture and life of the country, since working while studying Spanish in Spain, allows the student to be constantly in contact with the language and with the citizens, which forces them to communicate in Spanish and to practice every day during their stay in the country.
Two Spanish students in a restaurant
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The city of Salamanca is the Spanish student city of excellence, a very lively place with a great offer of activities for those students who are undertaking a course in a Spanish academy in Salamanca. We leave you 7 pieces of advice so you never get bored in this World Heritage city:
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca
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Learning Spanish is not easy since you need to put in constant work and effort, but the process can result entertaining if it is designed correctly. Many activities make learning Spanish in the courses much easier and more entertaining for students in the Spanish schools inSpain.
One of teachers’ most used resources to help students learn easier and practice outside the classroom too, is to learn Spanish with music and songs from Spanish and Spanish American artists.
Estopa Group in a concert
