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ENGLISH READING CIRCLE – SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “HOW TO BECOME A WRITER” BY LORRIE MOORE
This month’s story, Lorrie Moore’s “How to Become a Writer,” has as its ancillary title “Or, Have You Earned This Cliché?” Unpacking the title seems like a good way to start examining this wry, ironic, yet surprisingly tender little story. While it might pose as a how-to manual of sorts, written in the second person
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE ON POETRY AND PROSE POETRY – POEM OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “THEY SHUT ME UP IN PROSE” BY EMILY DICKINSON
Our poem for December, Emily Dickinson’s “They shut me up in Prose,” dazzles us with its sheer pyrotechnic brilliance. This is not the poem of a house-bound recluse. Our speaker expresses no coy, quaint sentiments, nor is she at home in some tranquil scene of domesticity, retired in front of a fire or a gently
Las clases de inglés Young Learners 5 conocen la famosa Ruta 66
This month in Young Learners 5, the students are learning about Route 66, the most famous highway in the United States. Through text, pictures, video, and songs they are getting to know the states that this road passes through. Here are some important facts: It’s 3,800 kilometers long It passes through 8 states: Illinois, Missouri,
ACS Courses and Instructors: American Cinema with Anita Haas
If you’re interested in the American Cultural Studies Program (ACS) and are considering enrolling in one of the courses offered, look here to learn more about each course and its instructor. Next: American Cinema with Anita Haas. And don’t forget about our ACS open session on Wednesday, November 25th at 18.30h. American Cinema is a
ACS Courses and Instructors: American Literature with Chiara Luis
If you’re interested in the American Cultural Studies Program (ACS) and are considering enrolling in one of the courses offered, look here to learn more about each course and its instructor. Next: American Literature with Chiara Luis. And don’t forget about our ACS open session on Wednesday, November 25th at 18.30h. The American Literature courses
ACS Courses and Instructors: American Expression with Andrew Bennett
If you’re interested in the American Cultural Studies Program (ACS) and are considering enrolling in one of the courses offered, look here to learn more about each course and its instructor. Next: American Expression with Andrew Bennett. And don’t forget about our ACS open session on Wednesday, November 25th at 18.30h. American Expression is designed
ACS Courses and Instructors: American Art History with Alexa Brooks
If you’re interested in the American Cultural Studies Program (ACS) and are considering enrolling in one of the courses offered, look here to learn more about each course and its instructor. First up: American Art History with Alexa Brooks. And don’t forget about our ACS open session on Wednesday, November 25th at 18.30h. The American
CINE FORO SOBRE CINE AMERICANO: ASPECTOS A CONSIDERAR DURANTE LA VISUALIZACIÓN DE LA PELÍCULA PARA EL POSTERIOR DEBATE
CENTAUROS DEL DESIERTO Supone una de las últimas veces que trabajaron juntos el director John Ford y el actor John Wayne, el binomio fundamental del Western. La primera fue La diligencia (1939), que abrió un capítulo dentro de la historia del género, y la última El hombre que mató a Liberty Valance (1962), que definió
Student Testimonial: American Cultural Studies (ACS)
For those interested in enrolling in an ACS course, here’s a first-hand account of the experience, written by Juan Vega Esquerra, a former and current student of multiple ACS courses. And don’t forget about our free ACS open session on Wednesday, November 25th, from 18.30-19.30 at the International Institute. After having participated in several cultural
Halloween with Kids Culture Club
To celebrate Halloween, the Kids Culture Club learned about the history of the holiday from its Celtic roots to its wildly popular American traditions: trick-o-treating, decorating one’s home, enjoying anything spooky! Some of the students revealed that they would go trick-o-treating in Madrid and attend Halloween parties. In keeping with the festivities the group made
