Tu vs Usted: TÚ or not to TÚ? That IS the question!

Make the right decision on tú vs usted! Some Colombian people might feel uncomfortable with the ‘wrong’ pronoun when choosing tú vs...

Game for anything

Oliver Pritchard enters into the holiday season with a run-down of games that can be played both inside and outside the classroom Easter is a...

Giving thanks

Katie Jacoby takes a look at all the ways to say thanks in Spanish, wherever we’re from American and Canadian expats in Bogotá were...

The language of elections

[caption id="attachment_8484" align="aligncenter" width="960"] When elections care oming up, be sure you’re prepared with all the...

How to help yourself

Oliver Pritchard guides you through the art of self study and highlights ways of making the most of learning outside of the classroom As a...

From dawn till dusk

[caption id="attachment_7991" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The amanacer, as some of you may know, can be as spetacular as this.[/caption] Katie...

Maybe not

Oliver Pritchard looks at ways of expressing uncertainty in English without using the subjunctive Different languages reflect different...

Language bank

[caption id="attachment_7660" align="alignnone" width="610"] Time to take the big step forward and put away the piggy bank?[/caption] Katie Jacoby...

The world’s language

Oliver Pritchard continues his romp through the uses of English round the world English is undoubtedly the world’s language, the modern...

Safe word

[caption id="attachment_7291" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Scary and dark. Photo: GeorgePauwels CC BY 2.0[/caption] Katie Jacoby looks at crime...