The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed OPINION: Your personality changes when you speak another language, but that’s not always a bad thing Does your personality really change when speaking another language? Are people more comfortable expressing emotions in certain languages and can understanding the emotional shift actually help with language learning? Language professors Mari Mar Boillos Pereira and Ana Blanco Canales explore the latest research. https://www.thelocal.es/20241206/opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:38:45 +0100 opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing Why Shakira's Spanish accent is making Colombians cringe Colombians have been complaining their famous singing star, Shakira, has dropped her Colombian accent in favour of a Spanish one. https://www.thelocal.es/20160601/shakira-spanish-accent-angers-colombia Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:15:07 +0200 shakira-spanish-accent-angers-colombia Spain launches campaign to stop English 'invasion' The Royal Spanish Academy is fighting against the anglicization of Spanish with a new campaign. https://www.thelocal.es/20160524/spain-launches-campaign-to-stop-invasion-of-english-words-languages Tue, 24 May 2016 16:14:37 +0200 spain-launches-campaign-to-stop-invasion-of-english-words-languages 'I never use my second language at work': Poll Six out of ten Spaniards never actually get to try out the languages they are supposed to need in their job, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20131004/i-never-use-my-second-language-at-work Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:18:00 +0200 i-never-use-my-second-language-at-work New fee squeezes Madrid language learners Madrid is by far the most expensive region in Spain in which to study foreign languages, after registration fees in the Spanish capital’s state-owned language schools went up by a staggering 166 percent in less than a year. https://www.thelocal.es/20130521/new-fee-squeezes-madrid-language-learners Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:00 +0200 new-fee-squeezes-madrid-language-learners 'If you have languages there's work in Spain' This week in My Spanish Career we talk to Romanian HR director Andra Enescu about working life in Barcelona, what she looks for when recruiting foreigners and whether Catalan is a must for the office environment. https://www.thelocal.es/20130422/andra Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:17:00 +0200 andra