In this conversation, Irene — a Spanish teacher originally from Zamora and living near Tbilisi — shares real-life answers to common beginner questions. This piece collects the highlights and turns them into practical lessons for learners who want to learn Spanish through everyday conversation and useful phrases. Who is Irene? Short profile and useful phrases […]
This article outlines an authentic beginner-friendly conversation to help readers learn Spanish through real-life examples. The conversation features Victoria, a 25-year-old from Mérida, Yucatán. Below is a clear, practical breakdown of the topics covered, useful vocabulary, and ready-to-use phrases learners can practise immediately. Meet Victoria: Quick Snapshot Victoria is 25 years old and lives in
Are you looking for a ready-made pack of activities to teach the imperfect tense in Spanish? These activities are designed to help students master the imperfect tense in less than a week! Overview of Activities These activities typically take two block periods to complete. However, if you choose to integrate them with additional text-based activities,
New Spanish teacher? Every Spanish teacher, native or not, has walked in your shoes. I did back in the 90s. Here are some tips for first-year survival. Here are some tips and resources to make your life easier as a new Spanish teacher. I want to share how to work in the 5Cs and not just
Here’s how it went. I took transcripts of my spoken responses and pasted them into ChatGPT. Then I said, “Okay, evaluate my language proficiency.” One important note—if you try this yourself, make sure to tell ChatGPT that your transcripts are from spoken responses. That’s key. A writing sample is usually more polished and doesn’t reflect
Today I want to share how I’ve been using AI—specifically ChatGPT—as both a proficiency checkpoint and a practice tool to help reach my language learning goals. Why I Still Believe in Human Evaluation Before we dive in, let me be clear: there’s no better measure of language proficiency than human evaluation. Personally, I’m a fan