On Friday 6 March at 6.30pm, ELE USAL Strasbourg is hosting a conference to discover (or rediscover) the songs that marked the Spanish Transition. This is an ideal cultural activity if you are studying Spanish in Strasbourg, if you are interested in the contemporary history......

From 18 to 24 March 2026, Cinéma Vox in Strasbourg hosts the CinEstrasburgo Festival, a selection of Spanish and Latin American films screened in original version with French subtitles (VOSTFR), in partnership with Odyssée – RCA and with the support of the Spanish education inspector. It’s a great cultural activity to......

In Spanish, ser and estar are not just two ways to say to be: each verb has a different job. Your choice changes what you are actually stating about a person, a place or a situation. Studies on French-speaking learners show that this distinction causes problems even at higher levels,......

It wasn’t “just” a show: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX half-time was designed as a living postcard of Puerto Rico and, at the same time, as a journey through the Latino neighbourhoods of the United States, with everyday objects serving as symbols (street food, dominoes, chairs,......

Describing an image in Spanish is about one thing: helping the other person “see” the scene. To do that, you need to separate three different ideas: what exists (hay), where it is (está/están), and what someone/something has (tiene/tienen).     Three questions, three verbs   When you describe, ask yourself these......

A tale of survival, transformation and discovery that forever changed America’s understanding. This is the story of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca.   A name that resonates throughout history   When we study Spanish in Strasbourg, or anywhere else in the world, one of the......

A story of travel, cultural magic and tradition that continues to shine on 6 January.     Have you ever wondered where the special magic of 6 January comes from in the Spanish-speaking world? Why do so many children find gifts under their pillows or......

Have you ever wondered where the typically Spanish tradition of the Christmas lottery comes from? Or why the children of San Ildefonso sing the numbers with such a distinctive intonation? At ELE USAL Strasbourg, we believe that understanding these cultural traditions is essential to truly......

The secret history of Alfonso XIII   Did you know that a simple letter sent from France changed the fate of thousands of people during the First World War? Today, on our school blog, we travel back to Madrid in 1914 to discover a story of......

On Friday, 28 November 2025 at 6:00 pm, ELE USAL Strasbourg will host the closing event of its series on 50 years of democracy in Spain. Under the title “Canciones para no olvidar: Joaquín Sabina, nos sobran los motivos”, this talk will explore the political......

October 12, 1492 marked the beginning of the most extraordinary encounter between two civilizations that had never had contact. What followed was a series of misunderstandings, mutual surprises, and erroneous perceptions that today, more than 500 years later, seem as fascinating to us as they......