Folium: Cell Phone Etiquette Around the World via Best Infographics

Folium: Cell Phone Etiquette Around the World via Best Infographics … Have you ever wished to hold the world in your hands? Chances are if you are an American adult, you already do. Introducing: your cell phone. According to Pew Internet Project research, as of January 2014 90% of American adults own a cell phone, […]

Project Resources: Creative Ideas for Presenting Research (Spanish / Hispanic)

… IF YOU WANT TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN HISPANIC CULTURE: Get a Spanish-speaking pen-pal (e-pal, FaceBook, etc.) and ask them about their culture! Check out livemocha.com to find Hispanic people, and interview them about their culture! Help out in a bilingual class or daycare center. Visit the “Casa Hispana” at Nazareth College (get the events […]

Hispanic Culture: Business and Meeting Etiquette

Hispanic Culture: Business and Meeting Etiquette via Dr. Armelle Fee, FLCC Relationships & Communication: The Spanish prefer to do business with those they know and trust. It is important that you spend sufficient time letting your business colleagues get to know you. Once you develop a relationship, it will prevail even if you switch companies, […]

Folium: Nielsen Finds U.S. Hispanics Tops In Mobile, Social Activity via TechCrunch

Folium: Nielsen Finds U.S. Hispanics Tops In Mobile, Social Activity via TechCrunch This article dovetails nicely with our previous observations on Hispanic smartphone usage, and reinforces the fact that savvy businesses investigate how different people engage with their products and services. In February, 16.7 million unique U.S. Hispanics visitors headed over to Facebook, which is […]

Folium: Hispanic Smartphone Owners Want Mobile Shopping Apps To Be Social via TechCrunch

Folium: Hispanic Smartphone Owners Want Mobile Shopping Apps To Be Social via TechCrunch Perspective. Perspective is everything. I have a smartphone, most of my friends have smartphones, and in fact there are times when I think that perhaps too many people have smartphones. We are a connected planet, and we grow closer every day through […]

Hispanic Culture: Describing yourself and your family

Hispanic Culture: Describing Yourself and Your Family In Spanish-speaking cultures, the family continues to play an important role in establishing relationships. It is the nucleus of the society and its influence has social, economic, and even political implications. Needless to say, family ties are strong and the traditional extended family persists. By and large, families […]

Hispanic Culture: Meeting and Greeting People

Hispanic Culture: Meeting and Greeting People Knowing how to introduce people will give you added confidence, both professionally and socially, when dealing with host-country nationals. One advantage that Spanish-speaking people enjoy in making introductions is that they do not need to remember the name of the person who is being introduced. They can simply say […]

Folium: A Billion Consumers In The Americas via USA Today

Folium: A Billion Consumers In The Americas via USA Today Have you ever stopped to consider just how much of something it takes to make up a billion? That’s billion with a big “b”. If you had one billion dollars, you would need to spend close to $2,740,000 every single day of the year and […]

Hispanic Culture: Composition of Hispanic Names

Hispanic Culture: Composition of Hispanic Names Traditional Hispanic names consists of three parts: given name(s) + father’s surname + mother’s surname (or initial) The idea of having a “middle name” is more a part of the Anglo-American culture.  In Spanish, there are names that appear to be made up of a first and a middle […]

Spanish Vocabulary: Family Members – Basic

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: Family Members – Basic el vocabulario español: los miembros de la familia – el básico Common family members (close relationships). Forge stronger connections and bonds with people. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Nouns – Basics LEAF Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SER] with Professions and Titles … Study el padre : father […]