Thanks to the Institut Ramon Llull in Catalonia in collaboration with CU, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers courses in Catalan Language and Culture. These courses are taught by Susanna ...

Dr. Robert Vann, Western Michigan University full professor of Spanish linguistics, has had a longtime interest in the Catalan language and in the people that live in Catalonia, an autonomous ...

When Andreu Pedr’oacute;-Garcia walks into his class every afternoon, he is one of only two university instructors in the state teaching the Catalan language. This class, which was launched at the ...

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT Spain (Reuters) - Francesca Munoz, the principal at Sant Miquel primary school near Barcelona, is fighting a linguistic crusade that has fueled a remarkable recovery of the local ...

Catalan is a romance language spoken in four European countries: Spain, France, Italy and the Principality of Andorra. Catalan people feel deep pride in their culture and language, a fact that will be ...

Barcelona is one of the best-known cities in the world, yet visitors expecting to practice their Spanish can often be surprised when they hear Catalan spoken in the streets. The language has had a ...

The Catalan program celebrated Sant Jordi Day—a more patriotic Catalan equivalent of Valentine’s Day—with a discussion of literature and the art of translation at the Seminary Co-Op on Monday. The ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Here in the principal city of Catalonia, the native language, Catalan, is heard just about everywhere except in the movies. But that may be about to change because the local ...

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Barcelona may be Spain’s second city, but some tourists to this top Mediterranean travel spot might get a surprise when they find that traffic signs, advertisements and ...

Madrid – Sports in Spain have always been political. Whether it was Franco's support of the Real Madrid soccer team or Basque cycling, the playing field has never been far from the political office.

Catalan independence used to be a cause for an older generation. The northeast Spanish region's push for freedom was long led by Catalans who suffered repression under the Spanish military dictator ...