10 of the best Latin American novels – that will take you there
If you want a read which takes you to distant Latin American shores, through cities and pueblos, jungles and rivers with an edge of political realism, magic, flavour, colour and vibrancy then look no further than the Guardian’s 10 best Latin American novels....Top 10 Latin American short stories
Are you craving adventures in Latin America? Here is a selection of short stories crafted from 10 Latin American short story writers which will catapult you from your sofas to rural Mexico, Argentina, Buenos Aires and Chile. Be warned these do not always make for...
The impact of STORYWALK® on foreign language development and cultural competence: preliminary investigation
Solange A. Lopes-Murphy (Indiana State University) INTRODUCTION Cross-cultural interactions define life in many societies around the globe, including the United States (Rivera, Greggory, and Ward, 2010). The great mobility that exists in the world today gives us...
Translation as a tool in foreign language learning – the learner’s perspective
Maria José Veiga (Researcher at the University of Aveiro, Transmedia Portugal) INTRODUCTION In the second half of the 20th century, foreign language teaching methods within the Portuguese Education system have proved to be translation resistant. By the end of the...