The teaching of Latin in schools? What is your opinion, could time be better spent on a more modern language or is Latin vitally important to form a basis of all the Romance languages ?

Hola!
Alguien sabe dónde puedo ver cuál es la novela para el Leaving Cert de Espanol 2013?
Es el mismo de los últimos anos? La Aventura de Saíd?

Hi!
Does anyone know where I might find out which is the novel for the 2013 Leaving Cert Spanish? Is it the same one that has been used in the last years, The Adventure of Saíd( La Aventura de Saíd)?

Gracias! Thank you!

Does anyone know what’s going on with the MLPSI in the end? I hope the Government keep the programme going. I think it is quite short-sighted of them to get rid of a proramme that has done so much for the teaching of languages in the country.

Six core staff as well as 250 teachers are employed by the Initiative which faces the end of its existence at the end of the year. They haven’t even been given the chance to finish out the rest of the academic year. All this to save €2 million, which won’t even be the full saving as many of the staff will have to go onto the dole.

This abolition represents the low regard in which languages are held by the current Minister and underlines the importance of raising the profile of languages in the media and in Irish society in general in as positive a manner as possible. This move effectively means the disappearance of most teaching of modern languages at primary level.

There is a short video has been put together (link also below) which you can sign, comment on and share to show your support.

http://animoto.com/play/4xIoGRfGpE0N11JHmJw8Gg

Please support this, talk about it, consider writing to the Irish Times, blog about it, tweet about it, Facebook it! The more people who are aware of this the better. I am concerned that this is the thin end of the wedge, and we should forestall this by supporting the Primary Initiative in as many ways as possible.

Hopefully, Mr Quinn will make this midwinter a little less bleak for those 250 teachers by reconsidering his actions.

¡Hola! Can anyone tell me if they know of any website with notes for the role plays in the oral, por favor? I know there are a few for the Irish sraith pictuir, so I was wondering if there are similar for el Español?
¡Muchas gracias, amigos!
~R