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Democracy in Catalonia, Spain
Society, Politics & Law

Democracy in Catalonia, Spain

...Spanish state...Catalonia is a semi-autonomous region in the north-east of Spain, with Barcelona as its regional capital. On October 1st 2017, thousands of Catalans took part in a referendum organised by the regional government asking whether Catalonia should be independent of Spain. The referendum process had been ruled unconstitutional by the Spanish courts and the...
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Article 5 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain

...Spanish baking traditions. During the Muslim invasion, Spaniards stated their Christianity by eating a lot of pork, hence the wide use of chorizo in empanada fillings and the inclusion of pork fat where other cultures would use butter. Many specialities such as tarta de Santiago are linked to a particular Christian saint, and Spanish nuns are famous for the range of cakes...
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Activity 10 mins
How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars
History & The Arts

How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars

...Spanish. Trump has often asserted that speaking English is one of the criteria for being American. During the debates for presidential nominee last year, for instance, he chastised Jeb Bush’s lapse into bilingualism by stressing that ‘This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish’. And as soon as he was president, in one of the many symbolic breaks with his...
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Article 5 mins
Computers are everywhere
History & The Arts

Computers are everywhere

A timeline of developments in information and communication technologies, from the Spanish Armada to just-before-we-started-to-Google...This timeline obviously ends just as things were getting really interesting - we've left it online for information, but why not visit our Technology section for the latest developments - and a taste of the future?
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Activity 10 mins
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...Spanish and English will help you to recognise how to make OMT work for you in your own learning and teaching of a language. The third session focuses on learning grammar and practising translation and presents you with different sample activities in French, German, Spanish and English to support your learning and teaching in these areas with OMT. Session 4 draws this...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Goya
History & The Arts

Goya

...Spanish national character, which in his view explains the hostile reaction to Napoleon's intervention. ‘Cowardly despotism’, ‘rogues’, ‘idiots’, ‘stupid’ ministers, a people not yet ready to enjoy liberty – these are among the forces Stendhal names as resistant to the (beneficial) government reforms Napoleon sought to introduce. [Figure 1] Figure 1...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy

...Spanish anti-austerity 15M movement...[Revolutionary images from the Spanish 15M campaign] Communication, and the discursive formation of public opinion in the public sphere, is a key component of liberal democratic politics. A dilemma, therefore, is how these tools, which secure liberal democracy, can also be used to challenge it. This has been an aspect of my research...
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Article 5 mins
Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?
Money & Business

Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?

...Spanish climate are worried that when the UK leaves Europe, so must they...[British fish and chips in Majorca, Spain] Home from home? A kiosk offering British fish and chips in Majorca Spain is home to more than 100,000 British pensioners. Most moved there many years ago to enjoy their retirement with the understanding that they would be able to export their pension and...
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