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Young writers win awards in Aragón

In Economy on December 12, 2011 at 5:30 pm

Events like “Premio de literatura joven” or “Premio relatos Ciudad de Zaragoza” are examples of literary awards in Aragon Read the rest of this entry »

Archibald Scores!

In Sports on December 12, 2011 at 5:25 pm

How does a Scottish guy become a basketball player? Robert Archibald is an international player that is actually playing for CAI Zaragoza.6.11 ftmake him the perfect frontcourt player.  Read the rest of this entry »

The two sides of the Stock Market

In Economy on December 12, 2011 at 5:19 pm

When we talk about the stock market people usually think about the movies filmed on Wall Street in Manhattan. Something impossible, that doesn’t seem real and only within reach of a small number of people with a lot of money. Read the rest of this entry »

Village 2.0

In Technology on December 12, 2011 at 5:13 pm

New technologies are part of Aragon’s villages. This is the reason why a lot of villages have decided to incorporate a new citizen service: public Wifi. In the region of Valdejalón, the town La Almunia de Doña Godina’ is the pioneer, but other villages bet in this initiative. Read the rest of this entry »

Rachel Sian: “I think the standard of English is getting better in Spain”

In Question/Answer on December 12, 2011 at 5:05 pm

She thinks it’s impossible to compare Spain and UK; they are so different.  “Spanish people are more direct, and sometimes it was a bit scary for me because English people are more polite.”  She is Rachel Sian Harris, an English professor at San Jorge University. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood in San Jorge University

In USJ on December 12, 2011 at 4:56 pm

Many schools have extra curricular activities, such as sports, study and research groups. But in the School of Communication at San Jorge University, there are several other activities. There are two clubs related to educational programmes for students to participate in: a reading club and a cinema club. Both of the clubs were founded by students and professors and several years ago they’re still running. Read the rest of this entry »

Are Students Ready For English Oral Exams?

In Education on December 3, 2011 at 1:04 pm

Teachers don’t know yet if students will have to do an oral English exam next year in their University Entrance Examination. High schools have changed their classes in order to prepare this new exam but some teachers admit that their students won’t be prepared enough to pass this test.

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