The Spanish publisher has launched this project as part of the its digital business branch. The idea is to introduce an iPad app to senior centers, nursing homes and day centers to be used in occupational therapy.
The Spanish publisher has launched this project as part of the its digital business branch. The idea is to introduce an iPad app to senior centers, nursing homes and day centers to be used in occupational therapy.
Amid a resurgence in popularity of the graphic novel and a flush of new titles by young Spanish authors, four writers and illustrators at Hay Festival Xalapa, discussed the state of the genre in Spain and the form’s future as the advent of the ebook adds a new dimension to pictorial storytelling.
Over the past five decades, dual language programs in elementary, middle and high schools have grown from just one program in 1962 in Miami, Florida, to over 800 programs in public schools across the country. While that still represents a small percentage of U.S. schools, the popularity of such programs is not surprising.
It is Utah’s quest to give all students the chance to become linguistically proficient and culturally competent by mainstreaming dual language immersion programs for students of diverse abilities, across all socioeconomic categories, and in large and small communities throughout the state.
Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS) present the free, weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US Market for week 44 of 2013 (week ending 11/03/2013).
The 5th edition of the Congreso Iberoamericano de Cultura (Iberoamerican Congress on Culture), the 5th Foro de Industrias Culturales (Cultural Industries Forum), and the 15th Jornada de Gestión de la Información (Conference on Information Management), are the events featured this month. Plus a note about the Spanish edition of the “Manual de Estilo Chicago-Deusto” (Deusto-Chicago Style Manual.)
Palm Beach County School District joined the Visiting Teachers Program in 2003, and has since employed more than 75 teachers from Spain. This year, the teachers are working in nine of the district's 22 dual language programs.