EDUCATION

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Video | Language Surfing

Language Surfing has unconventional courses to help you learn Spanish in no time at all. Here’s how it’s done. Read more
Podcast | Un Tallat Amb… Alex Rawlings

This week’s podcast episode is all about linguistics: a jaunt into the fertile, fascinating and frequently funny world of languages, how they affect and indeed define the world we live in. Read more
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Surfing the Streets of Barcelona

From sessions started in one woman’s room to classes in La Cárcel Modelo: Language Surfing has come a long way. That’s all down to the founder’s passion for language and an “inside-outside” methodology for learning. Read more
Girls on Tech—Education and Equality Under the Microscope

The tendency for girls to choose humanities over science & tech means they risk being left behind in the digital era, and numerous Barcelona initiatives are scrambling to try to reverse the situation. Read more
Tackling Sexism, Root and Stem: The Library & Gender Project

In a bid to tackle sexism and gender imbalances in children’s literature, a Gràcia based project took matters into its own hands, analyzing entire libraries to remove books containing problematic tropes. We spoke to the director to find out more. Read more
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GAT: The Education Solution

GAT is a new project that helps children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, aiding their educational development in a friendly, simple and innovative way. Read more
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Modern vs. Traditional Language Learning Methods

Dynamic new trends in linguistic pedagogy are challenging the status quo and changing the way we learn a second language. Find out how these innovations in education are altering the learning experience. Read more
Why Edtech Is Destined to Turn Investor Heads

Investment in education technology or edtech is on an upward trend, reaching a record $16.3bn in 2018. Yet that’s just 3.6% of a global education industry valued at $6 trillion. As my old school report cards used to say–there is room for improvement. Read more