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Language Learning and Your Personality
The term ‘to broaden your horizon’ means to increase the range of things that you know about, have experienced, or are able to do. You’ll know that Travel broadens horizons. So too does learning a new...
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Spain: The Basics. Languages
¡Hola! Here’s another in our no-frills posts highlighting facts about the beautiful country of Spain. You may also be interested in these other posts from the same series: Climate Cities Flamenco Tapas...
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Learning another language
Words are not ‘deadwood’. Language is so much more alive than it may first appear! Do you agree?
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Embracing Bilingualism
Over at sports channel ESPN they are EMBRACING Bilingualism. Watch how these presenters of One Nación switch seamlessly between Spanish and English. This, my friends, is the Future! It’s also proof...
View ArticleRead My Lips (and learn Spanish)
You’ll know there are a great many products in the marketplace – more all the time! – which will help your child learn Spanish. Some are good, some are not so good. Some are brilliant, some are...
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In praise of Facebook’s Languages in Primary Schools forum
Well done Facebook. I know you come in for a lot of criticism from some quarters but you won’t hear me complaining. (Anyway, what would be the point?) I must say, you are certainly doing interest...
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Speekee® Accelerate
Accelerate your child towards fluent Spanish in just 40 weeks with our new Spanish Homeschool curriculum ideal for children aged 8+ (Yes, that’s me doing the commentary!) Sign up for Accelerate now at...
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A brief stay in Ronda
Now who wouldn’t want to visit a place like this?! You are looking up at Ronda’s famous Puente Nuevo – New Bridge. It’s hardly new given that building work commenced in 1751, but it must be compared...
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Spanish teachers! Win a 1-year subscription to Speekee!
We’ve teamed up with teachingideas.co.uk, the massively popular teaching resources site, to offer you the opportunity to win one of three annual subscriptions to Speekee’s Spanish Scheme of Work. Are...
View ArticleTeaching Spanish through Song
Doesn’t that work well! Here are just some of the reasons why: Songs are great for language learning (you know how quickly you memorise song lyrics in English; the same applies in Spanish) The teacher...
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What’s the difference between a person and a brain?
One of our most popular recent Facebook posts featured this image: We often post infographics about Bilingualism and for some reason this one went mildly viral. How does that work folks?? Anyway, the...
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The Curious Tale of the Bilingual Siblings
Meet Joe and Maggie, two of the Spanish speaking kids who feature in the Speekee videos: Above they are shown in Series 2. Look how they were in Series 1! Joe and Maggie are my two children. We moved...
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Stimulate my ventral striatum!
Take a look at where my ventral striatum is located: Image: www.world-science.net You knew it was there didn’t you! It’s a part of the brain of course, and it’s situated just below the dorsal striatum....
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What I love about my house in Spain
What do you think? Shall we go inside? In this part of Spain, deep in Andalusia, patios such as this are not uncommon. They served as communal areas for the vecinos (neighbours) who lived in separate...
View ArticleListening with a Mind’s Eye
Play this sound clip: http://blog.speekee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Seagull-Call-SoundBible.com-1906765674.wav What was it you just heard? A seagull perhaps? Yes! It was definitely a seagull...
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A Guide to the Coasts of Spain’s Mainland
Is it time to blast away those Winter blues and plan your Summer holiday to Spain? Our guide to the coasts of Spain’s mainland is designed to help you make your choice. Enjoy! Costa Brava The Costa...
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New! Receive Speekee curriculum lessons by email every week
We offer two popular curriculums which suit homeschoolers best, but also fit for any parent who wants to get involved with their child’s Spanish learning. We highly recommend that! (If you are a...
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El Clásico: When the two biggest Spanish football clubs meet
There’s no more eagerly anticipated fixture in the Spanish club football calendar than FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid, or Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona (to avoid appearing biased in favour of the team...
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A Peruvian Mystery
Of all the Spanish speaking countries in the world, Perú is the one which best carries the epithet ‘mysterious’. Mystery equates to “We don’t understand”! Take a look at this site located on the...
View ArticleYour personality DOESN’T CHANGE when you speak a different language
Now here’s a guy who knows what it means to learn a language. Or rather, languages. 15 of them in fact. “It’s not that your personality changes when you speak a different language. It’s more like...
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