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The latest news from the International Institute and information about our activities
Library storytelling morning activity for December
Come to the “tellebration” with us! Monthly Saturday morning meetings where kids can enjoy selected stories in English, with Amy Eckmeder as storyteller. Participation is free. Register at library@iie.es December storytelling around the book: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” by Dr. Seuss Saturday, December 20th 2008, 12 am Even though he died in 1991, Theodor
The 5 of the week by José María Estrada (“Friend of the Library”)
Monday / “Memories of a woman without a piano” by Jeanne Rucar de Buñuel “After the death of Luis Buñuel, Jeanne Rucar decided to publish an autobiography entitled Memories of a woman without a piano, written in collaboration with the journalist Marisol Martín del Campo, edited in Spain in 1991 by Alianza and for which
English reading circle – Book of the month for December
Participate by reading the selected book and attending the colloquium…and discover why words are better read in a circle! Directed by professor Soledad Fox. Participation is free; register at library@iie.es. Book of the month: “The House of Mirth” by Edith Wharton COLLOQUIUM: Tuesday, December 16th, 19:30 pm Published in 1905, it's a novel that condemns
Reading Circle – Book of the Month for December
Participate in the Library's Reading Circle with the reading of the recommended book and with the colloquium on the last Thursday of each month... and discover why the words read better if you put them in a circle. Directed by Soledad Fox. Free admission with prior registration at library@iie.es Book of the month: “Stars and Stripes” by William
The Spanish language in the United States
“Around the year 2050, Hispanics will constitute a quarter of the US population, which is equivalent to saying that, in the proportion that this data reflects, the country is destined to become a bilingual and bicultural society. This trend is underlined by a recent shift in immigration
The 5 of the week by Mar Campelo (professor at BU)
Friday / Juana Gil Fernández, Phonetics for Spanish Teachers: from Theory to Practice The fundamental purpose of this work is to provide the teacher of Spanish as a foreign language with the necessary theoretical knowledge about the phonetics of Spanish and the methodological resources available to face the task of teaching
Colloquium of the Reading Circle on “Broken Mirror” by Mercè Rodoreda
Today Thursday at 19:30 p.m. The colloquium on the book of the month of the Library Reading Circle will take place in the library under the direction of Professor Soledad Fox. We encourage you to participate in the reading of the recommended book and the colloquium on the last Thursday of each month, it is
Happy Thanksgiving!
From the Library we want to join those who celebrate this special day within American culture. We recommend our selection of books about this holiday: Thanksgiving Books And we take the opportunity to give you a little information about this North American holiday: The Celebration Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration in North America (except
The 5 of the week by Mar Campelo (professor at BU)
Thursday / “En el Último Azul” by Carme Riera The historical events on which En el Último Azul is based took place in Mallorca between 1687 and 1691. On March 7, 1687, a group of Majorcan Jewish converts, fearing being arrested by the Inquisition, they decided to embark towards lands of freedom.
The 5 of the week by Mar Campelo (professor at BU)
Wednesday / “Captain Alatriste” by Arturo Pérez Reverte “He was not the most honest nor the most pious man, but he was a brave man”… With these words begins Captain Alatriste, the story of a veteran soldier from the Tercios of Flanders who he survives as a paid swordsman in the Madrid of the XNUMXth century. Their
