...a space for the study of the Spanish Language in the United States
New Perspectives on Hispanic Cultures
2023 General Theme: “Spanish in/for Science and Technology” | Keynotes: Roger Fu (Harvard University) & Pilar Manchón (Google Research)
The Observatorio will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special event on Thursday, April 27th. Held at the Harvard Faculty Club, this event will feature special guest lectures by Director General of the Instituto Cervantes Luis García Montero and Harvard Visiting Professor and acclaimed author Valeria Luiselli. For more information about the event and its program, see here.
A new line of research at the Observatorio Cervantes. Rewriting Hispanic Literature in the 21st-Century United States. Call for Papers
Spanish is the second language in the world by number of speakers and the second language of international communication
A new publication of the Observatory of versions in English, produced by experienced or emerging translators, of short works originally written in Spanish, from various genres, periods and geographical origins. See the publication's Guidelines and recent Call for Translations.
Report “El español: una lengua viva”
The Observatory provides annual funding for research projects and programs within the Harvard community:
The Observatorio publishes studies and reports related to the use and study of Spanish in the United States. Visit our Studies overview page to view our most recent research by thematic area.
Visit the special collection here.
Entre para acceder al programa de cursos online para formación de profesores de español
The Instituto Cervantes Observatorio co-sponsors the Student Research Awards, the Latino Studies Working Group, and other activities related to Latino Studies or Latino students organized by Harvard's Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights.
SIELE is the International Service for Spanish Language Assessment, aimed at students and professionals, which digitally certifies Spanish language proficiency levels.
New Instituto Cervantes online resource
More than 100.000 pages of prose, poetry and drama by women writers in Mexico, Central America and South America.
Access from here
See here for the most recent issues of our publication––both in English and Spanish, online and in printed form––which examine diverse aspects of the situation of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures in the USA from various areas of study.
The Instituto Cervantes Observatory at Harvard is an examination center for the official exams of the Instituto Cervantes: the exams needed to obtain Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE); and the Conocimientos Culturales y Constitucionales de España (CCSE) tests, meant for people who wish to become Spanish citizens.
See here for the Instituto Cervantes’ wide range of online courses, with varied approaches and advanced digital tools: courses for DELE exams preparation; general Spanish courses,
Access here a wide range of digital resources in Spanish: ebooks, audiobooks, music, digital journals, other online resources, and virtual book and movie clubs.
The Observatory invites both emerging and expert translators to contribute to this online publication, which welcomes English versions of short works originally published in Spanish, from various genres, periods and geographical origins.
...a space for the study of the Spanish Language in the United States
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