When I started working in Granada about 15 years ago, teaching English to children and adolescents was very different from what it is today. Among many other reasons, there are two things that have, from my point of view, most radically changed: our students’...

We´ve all heard a lot about the cultural and gastronomic differences between Spain and the countries of Eastern Europe, which are commonly considered to be the lands of sausages, potatoes and cabbages constantly boiling. Of course, that is true to a certain degree,...

My personal experience on early exposure to a foreign language.By Ana Hernández I consider my circumstances to be quite helpful. Brought up in the United States by my Cuban family, I was able to take in the necessary influence of both English and Spanish enough to be...

Thanksgiving and Black Friday - why is Black Friday “black”? (by Chad Jones) Many people know Thanksgiving (also known as Día Acción de Gracias) is a day in which American families “give thanks” by spending time with their families and eating too much food. And many...

What´s in a Halloween Costume? By Bryn Hobbs Ghosts, vampires, zombies and demons; what we often connect with Halloween along with jack-o´-lanterns and the ubiquitous squeals of ¨trick or treat!¨ from neighbourhood children going door to door.  But what about...

Kelington Institute Arabial ya tiene preparados sus intensivos de verano de cara a las convocatorias de exámenes oficiales en septiembre. Aquí os dejamos algunos consejos que debéis de tener en cuenta si estáis pensando en prepararos para un examen oficial. Conoce...

Todos sabemos que cuanto antes se comienza el aprendizaje de una lengua, mejores son los resultados. Aquí tenéis algunos de los motivos. Cuanto más joven es el cerebro, mejor aprende. Todos hemos dicho alguna vez “los niños son como esponjas” y realmente es así. La...