The Best Classroom Routine for the 2026–27 School Year

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A group of Spanish students watch a Bablingua21 program

The first few minutes of class set the emotional and intellectual tone for the entire session. If students mirror the energy their teachers bring to the classroom, what kind of routine can we use to keep that energy high throughout the year? Bablingua21 is a news program for Spanish students designed to do just that: It engages students with fun … Read More

Bablingua21 – ¡EMPEZAMOS!

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A text that reads Bablingua21 EMPEZAMOS and the photos of Shakira, Messi and José Hernádez

On page 59 of my Spanish 1 textbook, there’s a photo of Leo Messi wearing the FC Barcelona jersey. It doesn’t matter that Messi left Barcelona to play for PSG, joined Inter Miami, or if he retires. In my textbook, he’ll always be with Barça. Outdated materials like this discourage students. Take the first unit of the same textbook as … Read More

Cómo utilizar Bablingua21

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Una estudiante de español sujeta un iPad con las noticias del mundo hispano en la pantalla

Algunos profesores tienen clases de 30 minutos. Otros, de 90 (yo todavía tengo pesadillas de los años en que me tocó enseñar Spanish 1 en un instituto de 90 minutos por clase). Es imposible que con situaciones tan dispares podamos recomendar una única forma de utilizar Bablingua 21, nuestro canal de noticias sobre el mundo hispano. Pero aquí van algunas … Read More